tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4556145924493162530.post4454602109848268319..comments2023-08-21T13:38:05.182+01:00Comments on District No.1, St Helier: Green Street Barracks Saga – Part IV – Understanding the Lime Grove House “train crash in slow motion”Nick Le Cornuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14983215673635966459noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4556145924493162530.post-86362582443633683902011-09-06T09:01:00.396+01:002011-09-06T09:01:00.396+01:00Ozouf is clearly a very worried person. His future...Ozouf is clearly a very worried person. His future political career hangs on this. There are so many hidden agenda - such as the spin view of Jersey's still vibrant economy whereas the property market is dead or dying and prime offices rents are £24 yet in Guernsey they are £40 per sq ft. and still buzzing. The only other new prestige offices in Jersey currently on offer were at the Esplanade but State Street accepted the Lime Grove option in a curious rented deal that the Boston managers seemed to decide upon very quickly after a conversation with Ozouf? Is there a hidden deal? State Street could have bought this property and saved paying a 6% annual premium to the owners.<br />Ozouf's behaviour in dismissing all the expert valuations in favour of the opinion of an un-identified "friend" is positively dangerous and autocratic. He claimed himself to be an expert "in asking questions" but there are a great many more to be posed about this ambituous Treasury Minister. Ozouf's role stinks and his posse of advisers such as acting CEO Richardson - who also consulted a "phone a friend" for his professional guidance - surely puts them squarely in the old Ogley tradition.<br />But shall this become a live election issue as it deserves? Doubtful - there were hardly any States members at the scrutiny hearings. <br />The "domino" affect of this failed Police HQ was said to be nearer £34 millions of lost developments with loss of Category "A" houses on the Summerland site, the redevelopment of the Planning Offices, the old JCG, fire and ambulance stations etc.<br />When Ozouf first announced that he was cancelling the Lime Grove Police HQ transfer he apparantly proposed to the Police that they might consider a move to a site at the Airport!<br />He must never be allowed to become CM.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com