tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25954340.post3086693810769818..comments2023-11-03T23:18:25.999+00:00Comments on BIGNEWS MARGATE: Whatever happened to courtesy?Tony Flaighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15212662248741515725noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25954340.post-38736000154177928532008-11-27T13:21:00.000+00:002008-11-27T13:21:00.000+00:00Speaking of accounts, I see in today's Cliftonvill...Speaking of accounts, I see in today's Cliftonville West Matters newsletter, there is an article by Councillor Richard Nicholson that goes as follows:<BR/><BR/>"The Conservatives at TDC have sunk to a new low by taking away all the money set aside to improve access for the disabled over to Council owned buildings.<BR/>Buried in the Budget Monitoring report presented bt Cabinet in September was a "capital adjustment" which took all this money and spent it on new double glazing at the TDC offices...(edited)...I was shocked to find the whole budget set aside for Disabled Discrimination Act works was to be used elsewhere. This £132,000 which included a substantial amount unspent from the previous year was now being used to part fund new windows for the Cecil Street Offices. The DDA money is nearly half the total being spent on new windows, it seems life will be cosier for officers but nothing for the disabled"<BR/><BR/>TSK!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25954340.post-60811851062972512732008-11-27T09:14:00.000+00:002008-11-27T09:14:00.000+00:00Well said - accountability was never TDCs strong p...Well said - accountability was never TDCs strong point!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com