Re: Wakey stadium plans collapse- again. : Thu Nov 02, 2017 11:25 pm
knockersbumpMKII wrote:
Allowing a developer to circumvent an s106 by deliberately making contract terms favourable to the negative of the community should be considered fraud. WMDC have used sleight of hand to ensure that the s106 clause would not be envoked anytime soon by 'giving away' public land and greenbelt at that.
Why would they do that unless there is/was a massive financial incentive to them (personal backhanders?), you wouldn't do it just because you hate a rival team.
This isn't incompetence, it's a deliberate act that robs the citizens of an asset and the local rugby club of a place to play not to mention the whole untendered ground/land sale on the back of said promises. That act is unlawful as it defrauds the community at best and flies in the face of the obligations a LA has with respect to giving away land.
I hope WMDC and those involved get turned over, police should be involved as it's dodgy as fook.
Why would they do that unless there is/was a massive financial incentive to them (personal backhanders?), you wouldn't do it just because you hate a rival team.
This isn't incompetence, it's a deliberate act that robs the citizens of an asset and the local rugby club of a place to play not to mention the whole untendered ground/land sale on the back of said promises. That act is unlawful as it defrauds the community at best and flies in the face of the obligations a LA has with respect to giving away land.
I hope WMDC and those involved get turned over, police should be involved as it's dodgy as fook.
But even with the controversial cold store the trigger point to build the stadium has not been reached. All this has been going on for a few years. If Wakefield T really did have a cast iron case against the developer and/or council they'd have been down the legal route long before now. I also find it hard to believe that any company (in this case Yorkcourt) would deliberately hold back on growing their business especially when any potential customers/tenants would quickly go elsewhere.
