Wednesday, August 16, 2006
Playing Fields
The Council has at last engaged contractors to install a new drainage system on the St. Mellons Playing Fields. The work is being paid for from the proceeds of a land sale agreed with your Councillors. The work will cost £160,000 and will begin in September.
Once the drainage scheme is complete, new fencing will be erected around the field. We were offered a cheap “patch and mend” scheme to repair existing fencing. We rejected this arguing that these fields are the principle outdoor sporting facility in the area and “made-do” is not good enough. We also rejected the idea of using £100,000 from another development to subsidize the project.
We are insisting that the Council fulfils its promises on the budget agreed three years ago - £250,000.
Councillor Ralph Cook
Once the drainage scheme is complete, new fencing will be erected around the field. We were offered a cheap “patch and mend” scheme to repair existing fencing. We rejected this arguing that these fields are the principle outdoor sporting facility in the area and “made-do” is not good enough. We also rejected the idea of using £100,000 from another development to subsidize the project.
We are insisting that the Council fulfils its promises on the budget agreed three years ago - £250,000.
Councillor Ralph Cook
