: Tue Jun 02, 2009 8:34 am  

BM wrote:

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Cheers for that. Hood said this is about the whole community and from the sounds of that, pretty much every sporting preference will be catered for.

: Tue Jun 02, 2009 8:38 am  

Many thanks for that comprehensive report BM.

: Tue Jun 02, 2009 9:15 am  

BM wrote:

Possible funding sources have been identified. In the report they are accounting for an "attrition rate of 20%" ie not gaining all of the possible funding and that this may be funded by an increase in Council Tax.

We could sell Keighley.

: Tue Jun 02, 2009 10:21 am  

Sounds like it'd generate a lot of jobs in the area.
Perhaps that'll make it attractive to the general public - although not if there's an increase in the council tax!

: Tue Jun 02, 2009 11:22 am  

Adeybull wrote: Many thanks for that comprehensive report BM. Was trying to post link to the report earlier but didn't seem to work : If you cut and paste ALL of the below into your browser it should work : edit - http://tinyurl.com/osv2009

Adeybull wrote: Many thanks for that comprehensive report BM. Was trying to post link to the report earlier but didn't seem to work : If you cut and paste ALL of the below into your browser it should work : edit - http://tinyurl.com/osv2009

: Tue Jun 02, 2009 11:23 am  

aj cougar wrote:

They'll say yes.

Actually building is another matter entirely.

Spot on AJ, of course they'll vote yes, they did with every other Odsal scheme !!

: Tue Jun 02, 2009 1:00 pm  

BM wrote:

Was trying to post link to the report earlier but didn't seem to work

Well worth the long link! Skimmed it over lunch and it's very interesting. From the way the monies were presented, I thought it was heading towards a repositioning by recommending 'Option 1' over the 'Compliant Scheme' - but the conclusion doesn't back this up. Still, it's all hot air until the diggers move in.

: Tue Jun 02, 2009 1:10 pm  

They'll approve it, there's no doubt.

But then they won't get the funding, or they won't find a taker (or get planning permission) for the sports retail element, so they'll have to scrap it as it would be necessary to support the scheme etc etc, maybe it will be put "on hold" due to the current financial climate, who knows what the reasoning will be.

: Tue Jun 02, 2009 1:32 pm  

Asim wrote:

They'll approve it, there's no doubt.

But then they won't get the funding, or they won't find a taker (or get planning permission) for the sports retail element, so they'll have to scrap it as it would be necessary to support the scheme etc etc, maybe it will be put "on hold" due to the current financial climate, who knows what the reasoning will be.

I won't be proceding on the basis of any more optimistic a position than the one you describe.

However, I'm interested in the input and the processes. Given the despair about everything to do with Bradford Council's activities, I'm interested to get a window on just how things are done (or not done). Thus I'm pleased to have the input from someonewho knows his way about.

It will help, come the revolution.

: Tue Jun 02, 2009 2:04 pm  

Both options look pretty good and obviously in the mold of the Leigh Sporting Village.

I could have sworn the impression in the T&A was that the preferred option included rotating the pitch? That doesnt look to be the case in the report.