States ditch car park plan on Ann Court site
Thursday 11th March 2010, 2:58PM GMT.
Ann Court - now to be housing.
THE former Ann Court site will be used for housing, not a multi-storey car park, the States have agreed.
States Members unanimously agreed with a 2,588-signature petition yesterday which called for plans to build a car park on the site to be abandoned.
District Deputy Judy Martin, who took the petition to the States, said that the former estate would be ‘fantastic’ for housing and that it would make a much better site for elderly people than some other locations which left them ‘virtual prisoners in their own homes’.
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Excellent news! There are many elderly folk living in that area and they need re-housing.
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And what are they going to replace it with…….more flats?
Some real forward thinking from the States here once again – but no, we are going to build a carpark, yes a car park that no one wants, public opinion doesn’t want, uhm, lets knock down what was there and find out after if it was a cost effective idea.
Heads should roll over the waste of money that the states have lashed out on!
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So let me get this straight… The States knocked down housing to replace them with a car park that is to be lost at Gas Place (because of the folly that is to be built there) and they now have voted to change that original decision and build housing again? Madness!!!
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I thought it was to replace Minden Place which I thought had concrete cancer and needed knocking down? Mind you I am shocked at the states going against their earlier (wrong) choice. Normally it appears they carry on regardless.
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beautiful little places in Ann street with their own patio garden razed to the ground on some whim that it would be a car park.
The tenants living there all pensioners loved and looked after their gardens with pride,and were very upset at having to move out.
Why have 20 odd houses there when they could cram in 200 or more high rises.
They always come up with some excuse or other,
Structure damage can,t be repaired or some other reason to justify their actions.
Wouldn’T it just make you want to weep.
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Let this be the starting point for the eventual solution. Raising the entire town on stilts, with (almost)unlimited parking beneath.
You know it makes sense.
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Bella – I live in this area and wholeheartedly agreed with your comments – let’s hope the States get it right this time and build good standard sheltered accomodation with gardens and facilities for the elderly and not another high rise. There are still those awful high rise flats in Ann Street which are a clear example of how things should not be done – they are the structure that should have been demolished – they are a total eyesore.
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I agree with comments #7 and 5.
My parents are pensioners and they love having a little garden to potter about in.
Make them good quality, spacious (they don’t want bedsits) flats, with storage for all their nicknaks and lovely gardens to look after.
Come on these are the people who worked hard for us now its time for them to have something for themselves.
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No 8 Eeyore I believe a park will be included in the gas place plan which will allow folk plenty of space to potter about.
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