tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4556145924493162530.post1459109450054677632..comments2023-08-21T13:38:05.182+01:00Comments on District No.1, St Helier: Lime Grove House – Another triumph for “Positive Politics” by the Council of Millionaires.Nick Le Cornuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14983215673635966459noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4556145924493162530.post-14910683016804388982011-08-22T21:03:23.469+01:002011-08-22T21:03:23.469+01:00Of course this building should never have been bui...Of course this building should never have been built at all because there never was a tenant or occupier. The negotiations went on for years with the Planning Dept so there are no valid excuses. Freddie Cohen assured the States that he would not grant any permits for future offices without a proven demand when he was pitching for the Ministerial office but changed his tune once elected.<br />Ozouf and his gang are just itching to commit to an office building GROWTH bonanza under the guise of the Jersey Development Company (WEB by any other name). They want to rationalise all States' offices by redevelopment and one whopping central States building on the Waterfront. The sucker public will then be committed to paying inflated rents under a crazy lease-back arrangemnt for centuries to come. Existing publicly owned properties will be sold off to lucky developers to build yet more iconic carbuncles - no doubt including a super-duper Police/Fire and Ambulance HQ on a PPP deal with joe public paying a fee whenever the police, ambulance or fire officers responmd to a call!<br /><br />Astute voters will have noticed that there is also a live plan to build a new hospital at an estimated cost of £300 millions whilst GPs are expected to provide more and more treatments on their own premises and the long term sick are to care for themselves at home!<br /><br />The especially astute voters of<br />DISTRICT 1 St Helier will have noticed that all this lucrative development activity will almost certainly take place in DISTRICT 1 - Happy days and nights!!!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com