Hi,

does anyone know if the Consultative group intend to challenge the
estimates at the general meeting on Wednesday?

My point about the blatantly inflated cost of removing the sauna was
really just stating the most obvious.
Most of the items in the estimates are much more technical - they
could be duplicates or partial duplicates or the costs/meter over
charged.

We need someone who can authoritatively comment on the need for the
items and if they reflect market values ?
Do you know of anyone we could fax the estimates to for comment -
perhaps outside the group?
Establishing that some lines of the estimates are not accurate could
send them back to the consultants to revise.

Regards - Mark

--- In Yorkhall@..., Tony Hardie <tony@s...> wrote:
>
> St.Margarets is available for a York Hall User Group meeting pretty
much
> any time!
>
> The Consultative Group meet next Wednesday for a general meeting
then
> the following Monday to receive presentations from those leisure
> management companies short-listed to run York Hall from next year.
>
> Only 3 or 4 community reps have attended recent consultative group
> meetings. Meetings have been described as "like wading through
treacle".
>
> The consultants services expert thinks phasing works is impossible!
The
> whole process has shifted since the costing of £13.5million from
> positive to negative. We may well be back where we started - we
> certainly need to start talking again.
>
> Best Wishes
>
> Tony
>
> In message <71.34f455f1.2c9dd94a@a...>, GlynRobbins@a... writes
> >Well done Mark. You're quite right to bring our attention back to
the threat
> >to our Tork Hall and thanks for alerting us to what is going
on 'behind the
> >scenes' I haven't read all of the info. you've uncovered, but it
seems clear
> >to me that we need to reconvene the Save York Hall campaign
a.s.a.p. If we
> >arrange a meeting, perhaps you could tell everyone what you've
found out.
> >
> >As you correctly say, we need to discuss a new strategy, in
response to
> >recent events and the work of the 'Steering Group'. As I recall,
a report is
> >scheduled to go to Councillors pretty soon. Does anyone know
exactly when?
> >
> >I note that the Steering Group has also been discussing PFI or PPP
and I
> >think we should be told what the ratilonale for this is, given the
> >unpopularity
> >and unreliability of such privatisation of public services.
> >
> >So, does anyone want to suggest a date? Perhpas Tony could lead
on this, so
> >we can know when and if St. Margs. is available.
> >
> >Best
> >
> >G
> >
>
> --
> Tony Hardie