One more thing came to me, Paul.
Have a read through some of Barry's posts over the years, just a general read of some of them.
He explains that over spending can lead to debt situations, requiring annual interest too.
Imagine you got us all into a debt situation here in Dover, a public debt, hoping for all sorts of prosperous outcomes, and these failed.
Who would then foot the bill?
It's a bit like the various port privatisation proposals, there are two such ideas, and both would require the Port to incur an enormous debt that would need be paid off with the interest.
You seem to occupy a tremendous position of authority and responsibility on the Western Heights, but go safe in the planning, because developers and investors will promise all things prior, but they will find a way of getting their money if the debts cannot be paid off.
There is no guarantee that large numbers of visitors would come, or that, if they did, the money they spent in shops would somehow pay off the expenses.
I'm thinking here in terms of all the projects proposed in the past, from hundreds of houses on the Heights, hotels, shops, lanes in DTIZ, cable cars from Western to Eastern Heights...
Is it financially viable, and what if we came out of it with a local public debt tthat we couldn't repay?
On the other hand, keeping to old fashioned English Heritage will keep you out of deep waters.
So, as Barry would say elsewhere, don't do a Gordon Brown on us, mate
