tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9095270985170721876.post1797864003390822902..comments2024-03-24T23:22:43.753+00:00Comments on Tony's Musings: Sea WallTonyTheProfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10486414706261508994noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9095270985170721876.post-58285695071672370712013-05-23T16:43:02.044+00:002013-05-23T16:43:02.044+00:00I too remember those things ...!
Having driven ...I too remember those things ...! <br /><br />Having driven along the Esplanade for years as the land beyond the wall was reclaimed I am still incredulous that we committed an extraordinary sum of money to the project with no agreement as to what it was for. <br /><br />I cannot understand how we then fund a very expensive board for a staggering 25 years still to fail to achieve an agreement on what to do with it.<br /><br />When a decision is finally made, I do not expect that it will be as part of a comprehensive vision of the island's future; I expect it to be a distinct project of its own. <br /><br />The crowning insult I anticipate is that the 'project' itself will not use local expertise - to benefit the local jobs market and the local economy - but will rather pay premium rates to firms from outside the island leaving locals disillusioned and struggling for work and the local coffers depleted rather than reinforced.<br /><br />I do hope I'm wrong but our past record leaves me little reason for optimism. I may be missing some significant consideration, but redoubled financial and personnel investment in infrastructure seems to have been the key to success in the nations that have emerged best from 2008.<br /><br />In the meantime, I fear that as a community we have learned nothing since the embarrassing folly of St Catherine's breakwater.<br />Email to readhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05669386861235555052noreply@blogger.com