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If we are to have any part in deciding things – we need to know what we want as well as what we don’t want. There are always alternatives but we need to learn what they are.
You could add to this list about parks, or make your own on a topic of your choice.
| Private Parks |
Shades Park Privatisation |
Positive alternative |
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Type of sell-off
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Description & Marketing |
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| 1. Complete sell-off |
Parkland sold to private company for pub, venue & car-parking. |
Preserve environment and heritage of public parkland.
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| 2. Lease for 99years |
Parkland leased to private company – company can at any time apply for a “change of use” to become a pub/venue with extensive car-parking. Once the parkland is concreted over it is effectively gone, be it “lease” or “buy”. Unfortunately many people are swayed by the word “lease”.
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Preserve environment and heritage of public parkland |
| 3. Lease for 30years |
Same as above, but sounds like a shorter time, so is easier to sell to the public.
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Preserve environment and heritage of public parkland. |
| 4. Lease to Touchy-feely ‘Organic’ ‘Fair-Trade’, ‘Wholesome’, ‘Mom & Apple Pie’ scheme, for 99years |
Same as above, but sounds nicer so is easier to sell to the public. |
Preserve environment and heritage of park. Provide list of derelict and neglected sites near the park where such Touchy-feely ‘Organic’ ‘Fair-Trade’ ‘Mom & Apple Pie’ schemes can benefit community without removing parkland.
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| 5. Existing Park Building restored as Private venue or ‘refreshment kiosk’ |
Parkland is then owned by private company and usually needs car-parking and access roads. Very easy to sell to the public as people don’t immediately realise re: car-parking and subsequent applications for change of alcohol license / change of use. |
Preserve environment and heritage of park. Restore public building with co-operation from heritage and local amenity groups. Also: provide opportunities for private companies to run temporary kiosks and carts which don’t take any parkland.
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| 6. Public Toilets become Private Toilets |
Parkland is then owned by private company. Very easy to sell to the public as people have been wanting toilets back in the parks. |
Re-open and improve public toilets (open at weekends).
Other cities manage this, why not this one? |
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