TOWN CENTRE SUB GROUP DEMANDS ANSWERS OVER ST GEORGE'S SQUARE WORKS
January 16, 2009 2:28 PM
George's Square development
Members of Huddersfield Town Centre Sub Group have demanded answers from the council's conservative cabinet member for regeneration over the delayed works in St George's Square. The works are currently two months behind schedule.
Cllr John Smithson -- Lib Dem Chair of the Sub Group - has issued a letter today to Cllr Ken Sims informing him of the sub group's decision to begin "formally" perusing the matter with the council. The letter raises a raft of the concerns brought to the attention of members of the sub group by local people and businesses. It also asks to be told when the work will be competed by, what sort of guarantees are being given by the contractors and what the council will receive in the way of compensation.
Cllr John Smithson (Lib Dem Chair of the Huddersfield Town Centre Sub Group) said:
"The St George's Square development becomes more of a shambles with each passing day. The project is way behind schedule and the Cabinet member needs to get a grip and start pinning the developers down to some serious commitments. At the moment the whole thing looks and feels chaotic and poorly organised. And for people visiting the town, it gives a terrible first impression. The Sub Group wants reassurance from Cllr Sims that the whip has been cracked and the council will begin to see some dramatic changes in the development immediately. We also want to know what sort of compensation package has been agreed. We would be very displeased to learn that the developers were going to get away with out paying back any public money whatsoever"
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