Angel of the South

[Hannah]

Yes to the statue of Kenny.

[Riverview Supporter]

The dish thing will get blown over in the wind, The laser thing wil sap to much energy , is it eco friendly , the horse will be ok if it was the invicta horse , the pylon thing will get nicked by the locals for its crap value so that leaves a huge pile of rubbish , or Swanscombe as we call it.

[kaizen]

Apparently they're asking the sculptor if he can redesign his horse so it's prancing. But you know what these arty types are like...

[Lord Horn]

Originally Posted By: PatMan

I would like to see them using the money to get rid of a few of the pylons, burying the cables and showing off some proper 'open space'.

Couldn't agree more Pat...get rid of the existing pylons - they're a total distraction from my view from the Plough End!

[Riverview Supporter]

I would like to see them invest the money in an overseas bank , avoiding taxation whilst offering a high return of intrest.

[Greg_Dyke]

An Icelandic Bank perhaps ?

 

[PatMan]

A bit like Kent County Council then?

[David Holden]

Originally Posted By: Riverview Supporter

I would like to see them invest the money in an overseas bank , avoiding taxation whilst offering a high return of intrest.

How does this avoid taxation?

[Alan W (GNFC)]

The Reporter says only 3 have gone to the next stage - the dish & the Nimby Magnet appear to have been eliminated. Apparently, they are now looking at engineering & cost feasibility in more detail

[Riverview Supporter]

Correct me if I am wrong , but one of the big draws of the Icelandic banks was that the taxable intrest was significantly lower when invested in IceSave providing the money originated and was reinvested in Iceland. I read it in The Sun so it must be true.

 

It was actually what we call a joke. Ho Hee

[StuThompson]

Originally Posted By: eufckev

I know the Gravesend Heritage Quarter is due to get underway in the Spring. The west end due for completion in 2011 and the east end in 2013.

Link

The tower... anyone know whereabouts it's going to go? Is it where the top of the promenade is?

Looking at the pictures, and the Clarenden now closed down. It looks like thats the location.

[Alan W (GNFC)]

The big downside according to a leaflet I saw last week is that St Andrews Gardens would be lost & thats a nice area by the river.

 

74% of residents are against it as per the Reporter -

 

Reporter

 

Planning meeting info can be found here -

 

Planning Meeting Report - Reporter

[JFW]

Originally Posted By: David Holden

Originally Posted By: Riverview Supporter

I would like to see them invest the money in an overseas bank , avoiding taxation whilst offering a high return of intrest.

How does this avoid taxation?

Mr H you are letting your professional life impinge on your private life

[David Holden]

Originally Posted By: JFW

Originally Posted By: David Holden

How does this avoid taxation?

Mr H you are letting your professional life impinge on your private life

Always looking for ways to reduce my client's tax bills.

[PatMan]

Originally Posted By: StuThompson

Looking at the pictures, and the Clarenden now closed down. It looks like thats the location.

I might be wrong, but I have a feeling the Clarendon is being kept, and the inside converted to flats. Or, as developers now like to call them, apartments.

[eufckev]

It all seems quiet and derelict down near where the Clarenden is. If the Clarenden being kept, where's Gravesend's tower going to be based?

 

One of the main reasons why 75% of people don't want the tower there is because it will distract the view of the river. But this will only be for a minority of those who live near the site of the tower and those residents whose houses are based on Windmill Hill. The survey weren't exactly reliable, a survey of only a 100 people. Thats a thousandth of the population of Gravesend.

 

YES to the tower and the rest of the GHQ.

[PatMan]

Originally Posted By: eufckev

It all seems quiet and derelict down near where the Clarenden is. If the Clarenden being kept, where's Gravesend's tower going to be based?

Originally Posted By: Alan W

The big downside according to a leaflet I saw last week is that St Andrews Gardens would be lost & thats a nice area by the river.

[eufckev]

I thought St. Andrews garden were where the little promenade is between the Church and the Three Daws pub?

[PatMan]

Well, St Andrews Gardens is the address given on anything I have read - even stating that its bound to cause problems as it is public space.

 

But never mind that Kev, give up all the reamining spaces for a 34 floor, 100 metre high tower - when there is still a huge hole in the ground where the muti-storey car park was sold off for development.

[Jeff]

Yeah. What's happening with that?

 

Ridiculous really.