Erm…
Controversial plans to redevelop Accrington town square given go-ahead (From Lancashire Telegraph)
Notwithstanding the fact that I’ve seen comments on facebook, twitter, this and previous newspaper reports none of which have been positive…
Where the heck do our elected representatives come up with the term ‘brilliant’ in reference to this plan?
Then we have ‘oldsleepyhead’ Dawsons comments..
‘I welcome the idea that we could have this square’……
eh?
I’ve been struggling all night to try to figure that particular whimsy out…isn’t he the head of the planning committee who has just passed the ‘idea that could’ into the ‘expensive white elephant that is’
Or..
‘I know the trees are an issue for some people but I believe they have been there for more than 50 years’….
eh?
I’ve also been struggling with this mumbo jumbo politspeak…he believes the trees have been there for 50 years and its an issue for some people….but he’s pretty much ignored this because as head of the planning committee he’s done it anyway… or… is he saying that anything over 50 needs culling?
And..
‘I think the plans will be a big improvement for Blackburn Road and it will really improve that area’..
eh?
Why will it improve the area?…you are chopping down some big trees and replacing them with some small trees, you’re putting back the benches you misguidedly removed a few years ago, you’re replacing the current level flooring with more modern flooring (erm..didn’t you do this on broadway with the resulting lakes and trip hazards)
But hey.. use an emotive term like ‘Accy Pals’ stick a mythological animal statue in there
Yeah…absolutely BRILLIANT idea