On Target ... Ten out of ten to the Boston Target for at last following up Boston Eye’s lead and asking a few questions about the proposed redevelopment of West Street.It confirms our suspicion that any development will be a small and piecemeal affair, which is exactly not what it needed. We well recall the planners insisting that West Street needed to be one big single project that would enhance the town and make it a magnet for shoppers Expect another about turn in the not-too-distant future.
Missing links ... Back in May, we reported the row over the decision to remove links from the borough’s website to councillor’s blogs and social network sites because of fears of the legal position concerning the risk of libel. The most vocal critic of this bizarre decision was Tory councillor Raymond Singleton-McGuire, a long time blogger and critic of the ruling BBI party. Now we note the list of councillors again includes the links to his blog, website, Facebook and Twitter pages.
Not so lucky is BNP councillor David Owens, whose blog link was removed at the same time but has not been reinstated. Political bias? Surely not.
Blooming pathetic ... Only the other week we mentioned how embarrassing it must be for the local businesses whose names are still associated with the apparently defunct "Boston in Bloom" project . Outside the Post Office, two patchy strips of grass were all that are left of the once beautifully tended flower beds maintained by the borough as part of the sponsorship deal. We thought that the scheme had fallen into disuse, but now that we read that Boston BID takes credit for “Boston in Bloom 2010 ”everything suddenly becomes clear.
Water load of exaggeration ... Last week we criticised the authorities over their attitude to youngster cooling off in local rivers during the current hot spell. Now we note that no fewer than five authorities - Boston Police, British Transport Police, Network Rail, British Waterways and the borough’s community safety team - have combined to stamp out these young vermin. A police spokesman says: "The thoughtless actions of a few have had a major impact on tourism in Boston. Boat owners are choosing not to visit and moor here amid fears of vandalism and this massive loss in revenue for British Waterways impacts on the whole economy of Boston.” Boston Eye says: “Rubbish.”
Blind eye ... A concerned local highlights Boston’s untidy streets, self set weeds growing in gutters and on pavements, the sewage smells that pervade some shopping areas, and the scruffy state of Boston’s Central Park. We’ve noticed them as well - in fact we’ve written about such things often in the past. How then is it that they appear to elude the eyes and noses of the councillors who claim to represent us? Perhaps they've been to the Horatio Nelson school of observation.
Load of rubbish ... The letters continue to pour in about last week’s pronouncement by Deputy Chief Executive Phil Drury that there will be no return to weekly bin collections because we all love fortnightly collections so much. Tell that to be people battling maggots and vermin and others who are unable to take excess waste to the tip.We love a decisive leader, but we’d like him a lot more if he perhaps offered to compromise, and resume weekly collections at least for the summer months.
Quicker by Tardis ... as the waters rise higher around Boston Borough Council, the borough sails serenely on with the promotion with it’s best kep front garden competition ...
... except for one small problem.
Oh well ...
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