The post you are reporting:
First, full apologies for putting the 'ie' on the end of Bern, albeit, I had hoped by this morning at least a plagiarised version from the various CGI company reports and PR statements giving some details of 'the practical financial and negotiating issues' that you implied you knew about in yesterday's posting (#487).
After all you Bern, and others, have been quick to take pot shots at the empirical evidence that both Lara and I have presented to the Forum:
Gleaned from the said in the CGI company reports,
Questions asked of CGI representatives and DDC Planning Office,
Dover District Council's Local Development Framework (LDF)
and other sources - all of which are in the public domain.
Paul, on the other hand, has made an argument - be that it amounts to 'wait and see'. The reality, of the 'wait and see' philosophy is that when the final application goes in it will be too late for discussion, compromise etc. etc. - the point I made yesterday over democracy/autocracy...
In Dover, we are blighted by a quasi-autocracy that cares little for the town and even less for its residents (except, of course, cronies and sycophants). Therefore, Paul, how can one honestly have faith in a set of councillors who endorsed, to quote from one e-mail that I received this morning:
"The fiasco that is the DTIZ and the cheap and nasty Motel (with accompanying LED billboard signage) that have been granted approval leaves little hope. I did object to this new scare that has been passed and pointed out the bright yellow scare of Astor College/School/Academy that was built and still offends the eye from the Castle view (another planning error) but to no avail."
Lorraine