Work to start at Bourne Hill
WORK will finally start on the troubled £18.9m project to build new council offices at Bourne Hill next month.
The long running saga has been beset by spiralling costs, political rows and residents' protests but on September 29 work will start on the building that will house staff working for the new Wiltshire Council.
Over the coming weeks preparation works will get underway including installing temporary footpaths, carrying out tree preservation and surgery, erecting a perimeter fence around the site and establishing accommodation for the contractors.
For the next 16 months a section of College Street car park will be closed off and access will be via Belle Vue Road.
The path linking the car park to Bourne Hill will also be shut.
- For an in-depth report see the August 21 edition of the Salisbury Journal
2:46pm Tuesday 19th August 2008
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CommentPosted by: Sustainer, Bulford on 1:09pm Wed 20 Aug 08
Perhaps someone from the Administration would explain what 'spiralling costs' actually mean. Additionally they could explain why they have not agreed a fixed price contract with the builder because the risk of ever higher 'spiralling costs'now falls directly to Council Tax payers.
Perhaps someone from the Administration would explain what 'spiralling costs' actually mean. Additionally they could explain why they have not agreed a fixed price contract with the builder because the risk of ever higher 'spiralling costs'now falls directly to Council Tax payers.
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