Guest 696- Registered: 31 Mar 2010
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4 September 2010
11:3968765Also, I believe that the idea is that, because Dover has sacrificed so much for the Port (Townwall and Snargate Strets are practically laid barren because of the traffic) and people have not seen a penny come into the Town fom the Port for so many centuries - since DHB became a non-profit board - the whole Town should bnefit from the Port, and not just bond-purchasers! It is probaly a popular view, this he, and will probably carry the day all said and decided...whenever!
Guest 655- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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4 September 2010
12:0568768Alexander - you really do not understand a thing that has been said here do you?
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4 September 2010
17:0568781Beat me to the punch Barry
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Guest 658- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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4 September 2010
17:1568783Reading all of the threads regarding the future of the port and who will own it,one fact stands out immediately and that is that no one has all the facts yet i think we ought to sit back and see the offer that's on the table before getting too wound up. The only fly in the plan as we know is who will be in charge or the day to day running of the will it be a professional with experience or a local well meaning person without a clue.
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Guest 651- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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4 September 2010
23:0568808Well said Tom - I can't see how people can say ABSOLUTELY NO without listening to the facts and offers and options.....
Been nice knowing you :)
Guest 696- Registered: 31 Mar 2010
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4 September 2010
23:5068810Paul, I've been trying to understand the options that have been mentioned, to sum up and estimate, to consider, which is the declared object of this thread.
Thus far I have come to the conclusion that one main initial intention concerning a trasformation of Dover Port's status, which I personally have been advocating since early 2009 - although not on the Foruum - was that Dover as Town and community receives a benefit from constant incoming revenues based on port traffic.
As is well known on the Forum, I believe these should go to the Councils and the State Treasury. The Councils' share would fund projects locally and reduce - or anul - the need of gov. grants to fund the local budget, which would further help the State Treasury too.
But the privatisation and bonds proposals both seem to miss the mark.
Still, although I do not want to harp on the same arguments continuously, it is good that people here get an idea of what is being proposed by way of 1) DHB and 2) the MP, and by considering the various proposals it might be possible to iron out any errors of strategy before, and not after, all is done!
Guest 651- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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4 September 2010
23:5968812Alexander - I'm not saying that any existing options are any good or not, but we all need to be open to all possible options and make sure what happens is right.....
At the moment it is really only vague ideas that are being bounced around and when they are ready to investigate them in detail that we can all comment properly.
Like the ideas to develop the Western Heights and Farthingloe.....there isn't anything to oppose (or agree with) until there are firm plans submitted.
Been nice knowing you :)
Guest 698- Registered: 28 May 2010
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5 September 2010
00:0468813Firm plans will be forthcoming in the near future. Charlie is putting together a steering group to do just that. What is not helpful is uninformed comment which others may read and treat as gospel.
I'm an optimist. But I'm an optimist who takes my raincoat - Harold Wilson
