Sale of Knowle HQ inevitable Sidmouth Herald

Reading the article in the Sidmouth Herald…..the jobs at the New Exeter Science Park (well paid jobs) would hardly benefit Seaton and Axminster……it seems they seem to be thinking of Cranbrook.

These jobs will also help Exeter people more than East Devon. The Science Park is too close to the City of Exeter.
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Pining Lass about 20 hours ago

I also found it sadly amusing that it was said that as the Knowle would eventually have to be sold when that tier of government was scrapped that there shouldn’t be protests about it being sold now!

Can’t they see that there is a world of difference between an empty resource being sold because it is no longer needed and the selling of a resource at a huge cost to the taxpayer to move somewhere else?

They have spent a large amount of money already, are intent on spending millions more and borrowing so the taxpayer has liability for debt ….. and now they are accepting that EDDC will disappear anyway. What are they like?

Theinquisitiveranter about an hour ago

I would like to have a public enquiry into how they are blatantly wasting taxpayers’ money. When this move was first mooted, the public were told that it would be cost neutral. Now that it isn’t, we should be permitted to have our say. It is clear that the merry bandleaders treat the public with utter disrespect. The move to the airport site should be abandoned due to in-accessibility for a great part of the taxpayers. Will the council pay for taxis for people wishing to visit their offices? Perhaps they will be offering free airport parking to us all!

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