From Maurice Boots.
THE recent action in the Irish High Court which contested the rights of certain Irishmen to profit from the Waterfront development was settled out of court.

It seems bizarre to me that an action can even take place at all about a development which has yet to be allocated by the States Assembly.

During the course of the Irish proceedings it was mentioned that the Waterfront Enterprise Board was desperate for a developer, which suggests that some sort of statement of intent may have been made to Harcourt without the authority of the States, and to the possible future detriment of the Jersey taxpayer. If this is the case, the politicians and officials concerned should be personally surcharged for any costs which might arise later.

The proposed Waterfront development has been presented as a financial centre with housing. It would seem that the fact that a great number of buildings in St Helier are already devoted to the finance industry has been overlooked, as has the plethora of vacant apartments at exorbitant prices still awaiting takers.

It is to be hoped that the newly elected States will have the courage to question some of the decisions taken by our ministers, who often seem to act against simple common sense.
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