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Weymouth and Portland Borough Council, is considering demolishing the Pavilion and selling the council offices on North Quay in a bid to save money.The council is also considering selling off other council assets including seafront hotels and reducing the number of councillors as it struggles will cuts which means it will be spending £3.9 million less each year by 2019/20.
It seems to me that Weymouth and Portland Borough Council is, along with some other councils, run by and for the benefit of, its officers and departmental directors. Unelected and un accountable, these faceless shadows create "policy" and projects suited to only to themselves and their over inflated perception of their own importance. The elected members are relegated to the function of "nodding through" the officers recommendations on Green, Yellow, Red or White papers, (or whatever colours are used in Weymouth) and adjourning to the members bar for a few nibbles and a gin and tonic.The position of Councillor and membership of "the Club", has become more important than representing the interests and views of their electorate. That in itself, is another reason why fewer and fewer people vote at local elections. These days, there is no such thing as politics in local government. The "Yes Minister" satire of faceless civil servants running the show, is alive and well living in Town Halls and the elected members are allowing them to get away with it. In this respect Weymouth and Portland Council is little different than many others.
Council plan to demolish Pavilion and sell North Quay offices
| The civic offices at North Quay. |
Weymouth and Portland Borough Council, is considering demolishing the Pavilion and selling the council offices on North Quay in a bid to save money.The council is also considering selling off other council assets including seafront hotels and reducing the number of councillors as it struggles will cuts which means it will be spending £3.9 million less each year by 2019/20.
It seems to me that Weymouth and Portland Borough Council is, along with some other councils, run by and for the benefit of, its officers and departmental directors. Unelected and un accountable, these faceless shadows create "policy" and projects suited to only to themselves and their over inflated perception of their own importance. The elected members are relegated to the function of "nodding through" the officers recommendations on Green, Yellow, Red or White papers, (or whatever colours are used in Weymouth) and adjourning to the members bar for a few nibbles and a gin and tonic.The position of Councillor and membership of "the Club", has become more important than representing the interests and views of their electorate. That in itself, is another reason why fewer and fewer people vote at local elections. These days, there is no such thing as politics in local government. The "Yes Minister" satire of faceless civil servants running the show, is alive and well living in Town Halls and the elected members are allowing them to get away with it. In this respect Weymouth and Portland Council is little different than many others.
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