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In Reply to the question posed by Kev.....The Tunnels by the 'Old Floating Bridge' Site were huge Outlets for the Sewer System...as kids we often went down to watch thousands of escaping 'Goldfish' & 'Little Brown Fishies' escaping when they opened the outlets....Direct into the Mersey...None of this Poncy 'Environmentally Friendly Stuff' we have nowadays.....God !!! we were tough!!!...(Ermm!! you had to be to survive).....Ken.:unibrow:
Just to let you know that the latest planning application submitted by British Waterways has now been accepted. It didn't even go to the planning committee. Planner John Woodward just took the decision which is astounding given the level of interest in the way the docks are to be developed.
Objections at Government level are being sought.
Sounds like the council has an agenda. The Brunswick Quay tower was turned down by them and now pushing through a land by stealth strategy without a hearing. Astonishing!!
http://www.saveliverpooldocks.co.uk
Go to Canal link on the menu
That's a disgrace the council are bowing to pressure because of the 2008 CoC deadline.
Peel, via British Waterways, are shafting them. It is clear to see what they are after. First, ask yourself why do they want the Canal Link moved after initially wanting it down the centre of partially infilled Trafalgar Dock? West Waterloo dock eventually? Maybe. They want the land to be as much in large areas as possible if and when infilled. From the river wall to the canal West Waterloo gives them a big area - worth more. Same with Trafalgar Dock. BW are puppets of Peel. It is really what they want.Quote:
Originally Posted by Paul D
The council have bowed to land by stealth.
I'm not doubting you on this John it seems you may have been right all along.:disgust:
The regeneration scheme is based upon simple economics.. duck ponds.. don't equal money...
World heritage status... ?... Will we want that in 5 years time, will we want it in a decade when all the scousers have been ethinically cleansed from inner-city Liverpool... Or will we want Duck Ponds.. because apparently they are part of our heritage ?
Oooh don't forget the algae :D
They have filled Princes, Princes Half-Tide and West Waterloo Docks to Duck pond depths. We don't want that.Quote:
Originally Posted by FKoE
Who is this WE....?
The residents.. Your neighbours ? ...
Everyone except you then. There, there.Quote:
Originally Posted by FKoE
Where where ?... Most of us don't give a FF Watership... just like the Liberal council and planners don't give a FF about the PEOPLE of Liverpool :)
Don't agree with you on the council not caring about the people of Liverpool. They have a huge amount of community projects and the entire 08 bid was based on the people of Liverpool. Most, if not all of the events in 2008 are going to be freely open to the public. This council has put more money and effort into community centres, schools and community regeneration such as Kensington and Norris green, than most other councils in the country. I hate hearing about this social cleansing c##p that keeps going around. It simply doesn't exist. If it did, then why are some houses in places like Anfield and Norris Green being renovated for local people and others being demolished and replaced with affordable housing, again for local people. Quality of life in Liverpool has improved dramatically over the past 5-10 years, but there are always going to be areas where quality of life is poor, and these are the areas undergoing massive regeneration.Quote:
Originally Posted by FKoE
Yes they did.. they just tottally ignored the North end as I remember :)
The inclusive party aye ;)
Agreed, although I am in support of the canal project. I don't see why everything has to be finished by 2008. A city should constantly develop throughout its existance, and if everything is done by 2008, visitors would have no reason to come back. I think the most important projects will be complete by 2008 such as the PSD, and anything that isn't complete can be placed on tourist trails so they are informed of what is going to be there in the future. This is the case in other cities such as London, New York etc.Quote:
Originally Posted by Paul D
They can't do everywhere at once! These things take time.Quote:
Originally Posted by FKoE
Apparently it took New Labour policies rather than TIME ;)