What is going on Joe?

We are getting a lot of different, confusing messages from Mayor Joe Anderson about how he wants to spend the money from selling the Sefton Park Meadows.

Tom Crone Green Party Candidate for St Michael's Ward

Last week on the Roger Phillips show on Radio Merseyside, Mayor Anderson was saying that he needed the money to build a stage in Sefton Park. Yesterday he sent out tweets saying “Money used from land sale used to refurbish park new play areas, new cycle paths, new running paths”

Make your mind up

None of these ideas are based on any costed written plan. The various community groups around the park have not had any proposals for discussions, and have not asked for any of the items on the Mayor’s ever changing shopping list.

The Council’s own Sefton Park Forum met for it’s regular meeting the week before the proposal to sell the land was submitted, and had no inkling of the proposed sale, nor of any need for additional funds.

When is the Mayor going to start talking with the ordinary people of Liverpool about what they want?

Putting the cart before the horse

We should not be putting in proposals to destroy the heritage of the city before it is clear that the money is needed.

License to drink

Without consulting with any of the community groups the City Council has put in a licensing application to sell alcohol in Sefton Park to between 30,000 and 39,999 people all year round.

Currently events have to apply for temporary licences – usually up to 10,000 people.

You can look at the scanty information and object here  http://liverpool.gov.uk/Business/licences-and-permits/entertainment-and-alcohol-licences/representations/

Local people are justifiably alarmed at this proposal. Again it is treating people with contempt to make plans without adequate consultation.

Tom Crone,

Green Party candidate for St. Michaels Ward