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  1. If you read the councils plan for the Park and tie them in with the other projects in the area: The Watermans art centre, Max factor building, the M4 roundabout, The south side of the Brentford high street, the steam museum, Gunnersbury Park, Morrisons and the road widening scheme, you would realise you will not have a park in 5 years. You have to read all the documents and realise the council's real plans for Watermans park. This is not about a few boats moored in the wrong place. this is about the council steamrollering their ideas over the residents of the borough on any matter that gets in the way of them making the most amount of profit out of the land they have only been made custodian of, for the few years they are in office. Look at the number of acres of public open land that has been 'given' or sold off to private ventures in the borough in the last few years by the council. How did we just gift 41 acres of land to QPR for example? Do you want a car park in Watermans Park? well if you do, then by all means agree with the council on their plans for 'regenerating' the park. because that is what they are proposing. Do you want to lose all the disabled access at the east end of the Park? if so then again please side with the council on this plan. look at their plans, read them. understand them. Then come and tell me that the councils plans are the best for the area…. yeah a lot is protected with passwords. but its live this weekend.
  2. Sadly some of the vessels at Watermans park are in need of a retrofit. But the proposed project that is being put forward to the council, by the boat owners and their investors, has an in depth 'refit & refurb' program for all vessels looking to stay at Watermans Park. They admit that some of the boats need replacing and restoring and are happy to do the work. they want a better environment in watermans park as much as everyone else. The boat owners have tried for years to legitimise the moorings and have also tried to pay council tax, but have been refused. I know though that boats towards the eastern end of the park pay council tax, have an official postcode, address, electric supply, water and services. The boat owners are not arguing that the boats need restoration, what they are arguing is that they have a design that is far better for the environment, the borough, the park and the community - than the councils plan. A design that would cost less than the tax payer money in legal fees the council has put aside to evict the current boat owners. which is £2.5m by the way. you should check out their website. i know its still under construction but a lot of the information is already there about how bad the councils project is, not just for them, but for the whole area. i think it goes properly lice this weekend. www.watermansparkmoorings.co.uk
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