Report from the Fan's Forum.....

[Wellsie]

....follows over Friday and Saturday including interviews with Keith Piper on the stadium development and Cliff Egan on operational matters.

[Wellsie]

Available now on www.margate-fc.com.

 

Full interview with Keith Piper will follow over the weekend.

[Coffin Ender]

On the agenda for next Wednesday's planning committee meeting. scroll down to page 12 and 'conclusions'. Seems positive.

 

http://tdc-mg-dmz.thanet.gov.uk/Published/C00000115/M00002302/AI00010833/D09.pdf

[michael]

To be fair-had the opportunity last night to ask the question-but upon reflection i'm thinking WHY will the revised scheme cost £2m more.

 

essentially footprint is the same-albeit amendment to the fitting out because of room sizes ;and that time/interest charges costs money-and that there will be additional legal/planning fees; but just the same-an escalation of £2Million for essentially the same works seems alot.

 

Its easy to spend £1m on that lot-but £2 m seems a big increase to me

 

Am i missing something here ?

 

Maybe in his interview with wellsie-KP could expand a bit as to why,costs are up by over as £2m for a 6 month delay to the same essential build

[marksandwell]

Is it just simply when the contractors thought they were going to build, prices were less..with the years delay they have had to revisit the pricing?? Just a thought.

[wade]

and now they are building the 80 bedroom hotel and not 68 and imagine the delay if we retendered for the work!

[Boney Crisp]

I've allowed myself to become completely out the loop here so hopefully someone can help me out.

 

what original plan are we actually amending? there are a few contenders

 

I ask because I assumed that we had to draw up a completely new plan in light of the previous fiasco.

 

Also what are the chances that work will actually begin and any idea when? Or is there a long line of hurdles to get over still?

[michael]

Coffin enders link in a post above to the tdc site will provide you with a 14 page document to read and bring you up to speed.

 

I believe wellsie has said that he will 'publish' an interview with KP over this weekend which should bring you up to date with timings/hurdles from the clubs perspective.

[Guernsey Tom]

As I understood it, once the plans are approved, and the league allow us to have only a 2 sided temporary ground, building will commence in August this year (next month) and will be completed by August next year.

[michael]

With the minor matter of an additional £2m to find to fund the project

[Iris's Tea Hut]

Empty yer pockets lads,