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2008-12-13

Bute Park: Council faces criticism over debate ‘snub’

"It’s important to have the facts in the public domain because, in the new year, Bute Park has the potential to become one of the most divisive and controversial ‘regeneration’ projects in Cardiff since the barrage."

http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/2008/12/12/council-faces-criticism-over-debate-snub-91466-22459652/

"The council is hard up. There’s no money to maintain the park. It appears to be the proposal is by senior council officers, driven by personal aggrandizement and kudos. 

... the original boundary of Bute Park was being chipped away at for development and must be stopped.

There’s an element of death by a thousand cuts. Bute Park is the most significant open space in Cardiff and fundamental to the character of the city"


http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/2008/12/13/furry-over-lorry-bridge-planned-for-bute-park-as-council-fails-to-meet-with-protesters-91466-22467261/

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