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Rebuilding Meadowbank is 'unnecessary' insist Greens



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Published Date: 20 May 2008
PLANS to rebuild Meadowbank Stadium have been branded "unnecessary" by the leader of the Scottish Green Party.
Robin Harper MSP, who represents the Lothians, criticised the decision to sell some of the land and called on the city council to rethink the controversial plan.

He said the proposal to bulldoze the entire site and replace it with a far smaller sports centre was "an unnecessary rebuild".

He pledged to do everything he could to help campaigners save the iconic landmark.

He said: "The sale of public land to developers without any reimbursement of the public purse, indeed with the negative impact of a reduction in public space and assets, is unsustainable and entirely unsupportable.

"I am entirely opposed to the piece-by-piece sale of public land to fund an unnecessary rebuild.

"The city should robustly demand sufficient funding for the pool refurb, which is driven by Commonwealth Games need, and should not be so easily persuaded to part with its iconic stadium."





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  • Last Updated: 20 May 2008 10:34 AM
  • Source: Edinburgh Evening News
  • Location: Edinburgh
  • Related Topics: Meadowbank
 
1

Arfur,

20/05/2008 12:26:04
I am guessing that Mr Harper MSP has not seen or been in Meadowbank Stadium - cos it is a dunp and needs ripped down/replaced/upgraded.

Not particularly fussy of which but something needs done.
2

Arfur,

20/05/2008 12:26:29
should be dump.
3

Yanos,

Musselburgh 20/05/2008 13:36:11
Nice convenient fire that.........
4

Yonthing!,

20/05/2008 15:05:38
It should come down to simple economics.

How can the council most cost-effectively provide facilities for all Edinburgh residents?

Sell some of Meadowbank and use the funds for the build of new fresh sports services at various places around the city?; or
Spend our council tax on weedkiller at Meadowbank.
5

Phyl,

Edinburgh 21/05/2008 16:05:04
I am quite sure that wasn't all that he said, and that going for a refurbishment instead is what Robin was suggesting - not simply doing nothing, as the suspiciously brief reporting here makes out.

 

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