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[quote quote=105711]Are you saying only six Councillors in total were involved in the vote, and only four of them were in favour?
[/quote] Yes. Read the Wrexham.com report of the meeting.Hub Green Light As On Going Loss Is Cost Of Culture
I attended the Scrutiny meeting on Wednesday at which Councillors gave it the go ahead to be sent to the Executive Board. 13 Councillors on the Committee, 4 voted for, 1 against and 1 abstained. There were a couple of apologies for absence, but some Councillors had gone home before the vote was taken. They are paid good money £13,000 to carry out their duties, if we as the public showed more interest in Council affairs then maybe we could put more pressure on our ward representatives. However, there were more questions asked by Councillors, who were not on the committee than those on it. Maybe a webcast of the Scrutiny meetings would help. The Leader of the Council has the gift to sort it out.Let us see what happens in the future.
[quote quote=105574]The total,rental income envisaged from the document posted on the Council website for the Arts Hub is £194,280 per annum. Retail units will pay £160 per square metre and produce total income of £78080 , the cafe/ bar will pay £250 per square metre and pay £32500 in rent, the market stalls will pay £120 per square metre and raise a total of £67,200 in rent. Are these rental prices per square metre realistic in relation to other properties available in Wrexham? The Arts Hub needs to be fully let if the deficit each year is to be minimised.
[/quote] When I left the Butchers Market in 2009 I paid a rent of £4,400 for 26.85 sq metres = £164 per sq metre. On top of the £4,400 I paid a Service Charge of £2,620 Total £7,020.
We were told the space available in the Hub for market traders was 660 sq metres. If they envisage rental income of £67,200 from market stalls @ £120 sq metre, this means that the available space for market traders reduces to 560 sq metres. The figures change from day to day. One day this Council will hopefully be able to publish the correct figures, and stop kidding the public .My wish is that the general public should be told which Councillors ( if there are any ) vote in favour of sending this project to the Executive Board.
The Arts/Hub is set to lose £390,000 over the next three years. This LOSS is after giving the project, Rent from the market £63k, Shop rents £58k, Service charge etc £55k, and Car Park rent, projected to be around £170k. Without these contributions the Arts/Hub will lose £534,000, in the first year alone. The Car Park rent will mean a loss of £170k to the Housing, Public Protection and Environment Department.
Total estimated costs of the scheme is £4,563,500 to develop 3,179 sq mts on the ground and first floor of the Peoples Market Building. Market stall provision is 660 sq mts, where as before the market stall provision was 1,249 sq mts. There were 245 responses to the public consultation, but the report does not give a breakdown of those opinions. The road to disaster.
Surely the Executive Board cannot allow this project to be voted through. I hope the Leader of the Council keeps to his word of looking at what is best for Wrexham and votes accordingly. Party Politics aside this is a no brainer.
When I traded in the Markets, the Council staff in the Market were responsible for the cleaning of the stairwells, and the Public Toilets. There are now less stalls than ever before in the Peoples Market. You would expect therefore, staff would have more time to concentrate on the stairwells etc. But,there again its down to the management and the lack of supervision. Say no more.
