| Comment | Whilst I imagine there's likely some semblance of a plan involving expanding the building's use as a viable venue and would hope the rarest/oldest plants were salvaged, this doesn't immediately appear like a sensible way to go about it.
I'll ignore the myriad of arguments about difficulties the council has faced for years, whether they be internal or external, funding related, political/institutional (staff) incompetence or fundamental flaws associated with local government (especially true for GCC) and of course the pandemic's sharp thwack on council priorities because it's already been said.
Personally I think people should stop pretending that a new set of councillors is going to change much of anything and start thinking about what they're going to do about conserving the city's heritage. I think this either involves pushing for the national trust to take ownership or a community driven charity which has the sole purpose of sustainably maintaining these buildings/grounds. |
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