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Originally Posted by Ken Moss
Pendle Street in Central ward is a prime example of waste. Why on Earth did the council buy those and leave them stood empty and structurally unsound when insurance payments to the original owners would have circumvented the whole problem? As I understand it, it was a quick fix election promise which has now lumbered us with a very expensive and practically useless asset that will inevitably cost us even more in future.
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I am not sure what you mean when you refer to a quick fix election promise .
More than two years ago the residents of the terrace in question in Pendle St had a meeting in Scaitcliffe House with three members of the Council staff .
The residents were told of the concern regarding the structure of this one terrace , one out of the four terraces in Pendle St . There were to be two independent surveys , one internal and one external , of the terrace , after which the Council would decide the appropriate action to take .
Both surveys took place . Both put the houses on the terrace into the category which meant that the Council had no option but to decide on demolition .
Some of the houses are still inhabited , but about three quarters are boarded up , the residents having sold them to the Council , and gone to live elsewhere .
When all the properties are empty I presume the terrace will be demolished .
I don't know the ins and outs of procedures for dealing with such circumstances . I don't know if the Council did anything wrong . It all seems above board to me , but I am eager for anyone to put me in the full picture if I am mistaken .