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Paladine wrote:
"However, if that was/is the case, there would be a strong argument for the provision and maintenance of the moorings to be part-funded from the Secretary of State grant, rather than wholly from tolls income."
That point also applies to dredging, much of which is conservation based, e.g. the bank reinstatement at Hickling. Conservation issues certainly impact on the disposal of spoil.
Some years ago the then Secretary of State granted the Broads Authority £1.5m for the purpose of catching up on the Authority's maintenance backlog. So what did he do? Wasted much of it on vanity projects such as the ill fated Dragonfly House and an unacceptable spike in staff numbers. .
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"Some years ago the then Secretary of State granted the Broads Authority £1.5m for the purpose of catching up on the Authority's maintenance backlog. So what did he do? Wasted much of it on vanity projects such as the ill fated Dragonfly House and an unacceptable spike in staff numbers."
Sadly people forget such things and of course who remember the £460k spent on moving from Dragonfly House to the Fully Refurbished offices they currently occupy, Nobody has ever explained how you can spend that much money moving into offices that are already Fully Refurbished and rental paid on them being in that condition.
if it is to be it is up to me.
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Re the provision of angling platforms paid for by the EA, generally, that is financed out of fishing licence income.
Beccles Yacht Station, and perhaps Norwich, allows fishing out of season, Oct 30th until March 14th. Oulton Broad YS is surrounded by alternatives.
Granted that 24hr moorings are financed by the toll but in most instances, such moorings have been built where previously anglers freely fished.
The rights to navigate, to access the water, to moor and to fish must surely be defended, within reason.
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Gents as there is no evidence of anglers being responsible in this and with JRs post along with the nature and timing it happened indicating otherwise can we please avoid another us and them argument.
I am in both camps as most will know, we moored and I fished there recently along with other boats and anglers and we all got along just fine.
There was another case there recently of a boat being set loose along with incidents at Irstead, Gays Staithe
and Barton Turf all late at night when this time of year no anglers are likely to be present.
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Terry, thanks for the reminder re the move to Yare House. JP's justification was twofold, what would be saved by moving from Dragonfly House and what it cost to furnish and adapt the building to the Authority's needs. Mustn't forget the costs for three officers to stay in London whilst searching out fixtures, fittings and plush office furniture. The man was like a kid in a sweet shop with a bottomless debit card!
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JR, I remember what he said, the cost saving in no way explains the cost in moving it try's to justify it. I'm not sure how many people are employed actually in HO but lets be generous and say 35 (I'm sure its much less) , that is £13100 per head. Bearing in mind that all the office furniture computer systems telephones etc were brand new when moving into Dragonfly house I still find it hard to comprehend.
if it is to be it is up to me.
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Terry, I could in no way justify the costs of moving to Yare House, nor the alleged savings. Like others, I did look closely but two and two did not add up to four, or even three and a half for that matter. Devious and creative justification became the order of the day and trust in the BA took a further battering.
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The people that work at Yare House:
https://www.broads-authority.gov.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0027/239427/Organisation-Chart-07.12.21.pdf
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You've lost me now, I thought this thread was about damage to a boat??
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You have a point!
From a damaged boat to a profligate quango, agreed, hard to relate! Sorry.
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Doesn't the Broads Authority get a government grant, if so doesn’t every tax payer help pay for the BA moorings?
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