Keeping our eye on the ball
As we all now know, the original Sports Village proposal (of which this is an artist’s impression from “Inside Derwentside, Winter 2006″) has had to be toned down because the money the council had hoped to attract for the project simply was not forthcoming.
Nevertheless, the project remains a key issue in the run up to the new unitary council, and is a priority for Derwentside in its last year as a council. According to the Draft “Transition Plan” to be presented to the council’s Annual Meeting next week, “Options are currently being developed for content of the new facility. Members will be asked to determine this content during early summer.”
That makes it essential that all those with ideas and opinions on this issue voice them NOW. The Deputy Chief Executive, John Pearson, is the lead officer for the project, so let him or your local councillor know your thinking. We’ll only get this one last chance to get this project right.
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