Lorraine - I brought the memorial up as I am interested in views from people, it isn't CGI but it is still related to the general proposals for the Heights.
Alexander - I have worked in the financial world for 20 years or so and dealt with budgets of many many millions !!!!! You ?? We can all quote what we know from the news that is in the public domain !!
As I have said many times before......
-NOTHING will happen without detailed financial and business plans in place which on the part of CGI will be visible once they submit their application
-NOTHING will happen without CGI providing up front money to pay for the infrastructure requirements etc (section 106 money)
-CGI WON'T be managing the restoration of the Heritage - this will be up to the body that will take the CGI money and source the work. This will be a charitable body that can source funding and employe people and probably apprentices
-CGI WON'T fund the whole restoration project. It will be down to the charitable group to seek additional match funding and to build their business case for future running costs, to build a long term sustainable project that will protect the heritage for decades to come.
For some reason you think that DDC (and other landholders) will just sign a contract with CGI and run away rubbing their hands together as they will get a bit more council tax!!!
It is a long term project where a lot of groundwork will need to be carried out, probably over several years before the first sod is turned.
I will repeat myself no more - feel free Alexander to mis-quote what I have said like you do so well
I'll sit back now and await the CGI Planning Application as once it is out there, I will probably have heck of a lot of work to do..... !!!
