Guest 649- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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As I said left hand does not know what the right one is doing,but both hands are blue.Sorry I could not get to the Lydden meeting Tuesday night,but held up at the Whitfield one till 2130hrs,but will make it next month it will be my first stop of the night,out of the 3.
Guest 868- Registered: 25 Jan 2013
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David Little wrote: "Paul Wells" wrote:I'm perfectly happy for things to happen that will attempt to regenerate the area so....
Ok David..... DTIZ plans all stop tomorrow... what do you want done with the site and how will it be paid for ?
What I want to happen is the site is for it to be developed the way DDC announced years ago.
Like many others, I have no faith that the current administration is capable of fulfilling their promises. Sometimes you have to cut losses and start again.
Insanity is doing the same thing time and again and hoping for a different outcome.
I don't see how thet can MAKE anything happen, they can only try facilitate. If you have no faith in DDC achieving it what would you do next ?
Guest 714- Registered: 14 Apr 2011
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Its odd Paul, other councils seem able to regenerate their towns, DDC on the other hands has spent £milions yet regenerated nothing.
You seem perfectly happy with that, I'm not.
What I would do next is a silly question really, the horse has bolted, the money has gone, its clear that companies don't have the faith in this area to invest, that reflects very poorly on those who's job it is to regenerate Dover.
Guest 868- Registered: 25 Jan 2013
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I don't think it is wasted money as it hasn't gone, it is invested in prime land that could quite easily be sold for housing purpose. It is likely to be money that was for that purpose or not at all.
Maybe then DDC should sell it for that and get some housing estate built there?
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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actually we have had a few businesses relocating to dover and at least a couple more plan to do so, if the port issue was resolved it would encourage investors even more.
Guest 714- Registered: 14 Apr 2011
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Well thats fine, you two seem perfectly happy, I'm not going to persuade you otherwise.
I will ask though Howard, who are these companies relocating?
And the port issue, the DTIZ was planned long before DPPT was even dreamed of.
Brian Dixon
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as i said somewhere else,its falling down bit by bit.
Guest 868- Registered: 25 Jan 2013
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I struggle to think of another possibility of how it could be financially viable to do something that will result in the demolition of Burlington House and the multi-story, both very costly exercises, and if I were an investor I would certainly wait until these obstables were out of the way !
Guest 714- Registered: 14 Apr 2011
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Paul, do you work for DDC?
Guest 868- Registered: 25 Jan 2013
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No
Guest 714- Registered: 14 Apr 2011
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Another district council?
Guest 649- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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It would buy more wood to put all the fencing needed to go round it,then we will look like a wild west fort.Wood all round and only huts inside.
Guest 868- Registered: 25 Jan 2013
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No
Guest 649- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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Lots of NOs but not one yes.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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david
holiday inn, a dutch trailer company at whifield, the one who are relocating their manufacturing from china(have you contacted them yet about their stationery), the ship repairing business that are moving more jobs into dover.
just off the top of my head, someone else will have full details, more shop units taken than elsewhere.
i nearly forgot, i think there is a market somewhere in town mostly full of traders that weren't here b efore.
Guest 714- Registered: 14 Apr 2011
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Holiday Inn?
Re the market, are you crediting DDC with that?
Brian Dixon- Location: Dover
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made the space available didnt they or am i dreaming that.
Guest 703- Registered: 30 Jul 2010
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The one thing that is missing from DTIZ is the one thing that the town lacks but is available in all our neighbours, a decent entertainment venue.
Can anyone remember the last time a nationally known entertainer, singer, musician, comedian etc who might be seen on the tv or who you could find in a music store appeared in Dover - the last one I remember is Steeleye Span at the town hall at least 11 years ago!
Brian Dixon- Location: Dover
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cliff richard,in damages early 60s.before you ask i got frogged marched there by a former girlfrind who was a die hard fan
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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saddened to hear that brian i trust you had counselling aftewards.
ray, have you forgotten the legendary richard digance brought to us by our forum impressario?