Read about Monday’s successful public meeting about the Stow in today’s Racing Post.
Racing Post – 25th January 2012
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Local residents, voice your views and opinions
If any local residents would like to contact SOS directly - Rick Holloway is available by email: rickyjholloway@gmail.com or by phone: 07913 325674Iain Duncan Smith MP
Iain will keep up the pressure on L&Q as he is determined to save the Stow for his constituents!
Stella Creasy MP
'In the words of Marks and Spencer, this isn’t just any dog track… this is the Walthamstow Stadium'
Mayor of London
'My vision for the regeneration of this site includes a range of leisure uses and new affordable housing with heritage assets protected and enhanced. Ideally, this would restore greyhound racing to this, its primary and historic home' - Mayor of London, Boris Johnson
Culture Minister
'It's the best surviving and most architecturally interesting vintage stadiums in the country, and a major East London landmark. It is only right that we should celebrate this architectural showpiece to popular entertainment by listing its key components' - Culture Minister, David Lammy
Residents views
No.1 Simply put L&Q have become a massive organisation and cash rich. They are doing what they want. The land banking of the Stow site when there is a perfectly viable alternative proposal that will benefit all the community is almost criminal. The delivery of social housing and affordable homes is now effectively privatised and these large organisations need feeding. I am not surprised they have ignored most of who will be affected as they have never asked anyone if they want the return of the Stow. I hope the Councillors have seen through all this and refuse any L&Q applications until they learn to consult properly and react accordingly.- No.2 Did anyone notice that in last weeks waltham forest guardian there were no less that 3 seperate articles involving L&Q, In all 3 articles the residents of waltham forest disagree with L&Qs proposals and plans, yet L&Q still maintain “Thats its plans are shaped in consultation with local residents” are they talking about the 6% of local residents that were undecided whether they want greyhound racing to be returned to the “stow”. If L&Q are prepared to brush aside the wishes of 94% of local residents in order to get what they want then this says a lot about them as a charity, In my opinion, even though L&Q say thay will make a loss of £25 million if they redevelop the stow, The executives will probably earn tens of thousands of pounds from tendering contracts to various building companies and trades who will be queing up to do the work, i wonder where this money will go? i doubt if it will end up in L&Qs bank account, maybe thats why they are happy to make a loss of £25 million of taxpayers money so that they can beef up their own bank accounts. This whole affair leaves a very nasty taste in my mouth, It is now time for the government to step in and put an end to this blatant wastage of taxpayers money and bring those responsable to justice, L&Qs behavior makes the MPs expenses scandal look like petty.
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Wonderful. All of you ought to be put forward for one of those PC awards for ‘outstanding community service’ and it would be totally authentic. We Want Bob!
Could one of the reasons the council supports L and Q be the Local Authority new homes bonus
scheme introduced by the government to encourage planning authorities to build new. Apparently
any council tax raised from new builds is matched by the government for six years. So 294 times say 900 pa equals £265,000 pa DOUBLED for six years. Plus 1.75m and counting on S106 agreement.