Chris71 wrote:
And nothing about regenerating the area for the benefit of the residents of the area or a gift to the City of Hull either!!
Its about getting a prime assett to finance against and land for next to nothing to make money from!!!!
Not strictly accurate our true, but in any event there was going to be investment into the area. I'd say the ball was in the Council's court to look at ways of making that work, not poking the bottom lip out and offering no solution of their own.
Let's not forget, the area is in dire need of a revamp, someone somewhere is going to have to pay for it. Unfortunately the short sighted can't see beyond the Headlines that don't match the story text. Once again, we'll end up paying more for less.
These are probably the same people that kept the size of the stadium smaller than needed. I doubt they'll see the irony that increasing the size is now a part of the issue and a significantly higher cost