jimbow

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  • in reply to: Ty Pawb #248421

    jimbow
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    It will be such a shame if the council increase the market rents, using Shrewsbury and Chester market rents as comparisons.

    This could be the straw that breaks the camel’s back. General traders are few and far between and considering that there are only four previous tenants to return, filling another twenty-four stalls is a hard ask.

    in reply to: Ty Pawb #248384

    jimbow
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    When you read the reports on wrexham.com of the poor management of Ty Pawb, one wonders whether the same poor management goes on in other council departments.

    The council many years ago introduced agreements on which an incoming tenant would sign up to pay the rent and service charge through direct debit. You were not allowed to take possession of the stall until all the paperwork was completed.

    I would have thought that a unit in Ty Pawb would command a rental of around £1000 per month. To allow a tenant to run up debt of £6k, equivalent to six months tenancy, as well as other undisclosed debts beggars belief.

    This is just not a sign of poor management, rather that management doesn’t exist.

    in reply to: Consultants #248169

    jimbow
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    The explanation given by the Lead Member, Councillor Hugh Jones, was he had to hold his hand up and that Ty Pawb was done in the most cost-effective way at the time.

    in reply to: Consultants #248167

    jimbow
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    Yet another Consultant’s report on Ty Pawb. The draft issued for approval in April 2023, but first seen by the public in March 2024

    The report “Ty Pawb Whole Systems Audit” by Greener Edge Sustainability comprises some 60 pages. I, presume this report was requested after the £144k increase in energy costs for 2022.

    Considering, this report was available in April 2023 and prior to the commencement of the refurbishment in the Butchers and General Market. It goes without saying that the recommendations for Ty Pawb will also be put in place in the other two rebuilds.

    Insulate external walls internally, Retrofit ground floor insulation, Install draught lobbies at the entrances to improve thermal retention, upgrade all single glazed windows to double- glazed.

    in reply to: Ty Pawb Report #245778

    jimbow
    Participant

    I agree with you DJ the way the accounts/reports are produced does not reveal the true picture of Ty Pawb.

    There should be two separate income and expenditure reports, one for the square metres market area, and one for the square metres arts section area.

    The total space of the market area, less the total lettable space in that area, is then divided into the total service charge cost to give a cost per sq metre. This is then recharged to each individual stall through a service charge by the area of their stall. Empty stalls being the responsibility of the landlord.

    The present set up does not show the vulnerability of grants (income) to the arts section. If the present occupancy level of around 85% does not cover the market section overheads etc, then somebody is not doing their job properly.

    in reply to: Ty Pawb Report #245688

    jimbow
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    I don’t know how the increase comes about, but it was spoken about at the meeting that in order to get an Arts Council of Wales grant of, £200k they had to take on two extra staff.

    in reply to: Ty Pawb Report #245601

    jimbow
    Participant

    From this morning’s meeting has come the news that the Head Of Regeneration has left the Council.

    in reply to: Ty Pawb Report #245538

    jimbow
    Participant

    Market stalls are subject to a rent and on top a service charge. The service charge includes electric, rates, staff wages, water, waste removal, cleaning equipment etc.
    The service charge is then divided by the Total Lettable Floor Space of the premises and then multiplied by the area of each individual stall/area.

    The problem with Ty Pawb is that it has quite a lot of Performance space with very little monitory return but requiring a huge service charge upkeep.

    I do hope that the traders in the market are making sure the correct level of service charge is being levied. The South Mall and Chester Street shops have never been, to my knowledge, charged a service charge, yet their rents are credited to Ty Pawb income.

    in reply to: Ty Pawb Report #245476

    jimbow
    Participant

    The new butchers market Mmmmmmmm ! ????

    Surely the council will give it a different name. All the butchers have left.

    in reply to: Ty Pawb Report #245453

    jimbow
    Participant

    Derek:- I also appreciate, it is an arts facility that could always need a subsidy. However, the combining of the market area and arts section balance sheets to me is hiding the true picture of the amount of subsidy required.

    Could it be the market hall per square metre is covering all its outgoings, and in fact could be returning a surplus of income over expenditure ? The arts section area is far greater than the market area, and therefore in my opinion separate accounts could possibly highlight these shortcomings to the management.

    The Ty Pawb Advisory Board is made up of an Artist, an Artistic Director of a theatre company, an Airline Pilot, an educational co-ordinator, a thought leader, a Portuguese language community representative, a coordinator for the uses of art, a legal consultant, a cohesion team leader and a head of marketing and communications.

    When you consider, there is nobody on that Board that has the retail market know how, it only goes to highlight the point greater that the market side is able to look after itself.

    The only Wrexham Council representative on that Board and a Lead Member is a former airline pilot. It just could be he has forgotten how to take off.

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