Canvey councillors react after families gardens are sold at auction (From Echo)
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Canvey councillors react after families gardens are sold at auction
3:10pm Thursday 28th February 2013 in Local News
Residents have been left deflated following the auction
COUNCILLORS have reacted angrily to four families losing their front gardens to an anonymous bidder at an auction.
The neighbours from Marine Parade, Beck Road and Zider Pass tried to buy the land, which is owned by Essex County Council, when it went under the hammer on Monday, February 25 but they could not match the top bid of £4,800.
After renting the strips of land for up to 25 years, the affected residents said they had tried to buy them on numerous occasions over the years, but were allegedly turned down by the county council.
Local councillors Ray Howard and Dave Blackwell have both been working on the issue on behalf of the families.
Canvey county councillor Mr Howard said he will now be meeting the county council’s cabinet member for finance David Finch again to talk to him about the photographs displayed at the auction.
The neighbours claim the images shown were not of the correct plot and the buyer will be “shocked” when they see what they have bought.
Mr Howard said: “If that is the case the whole thing is a mockery and needs to be looked into and I will take it up with David Finch.
“I am disappointed they were not able to purchase the land - to my judgement it’s only of any use to those residents that front on to it so I do sympathise with them.”
Mr Blackwell, leader of the Canvey Independent Party, had also been asked to help the families when they first learnt the land was going to be sold.
He added: “I’m bemused by it all. Someone has bought those front gardens with no idea what they are buying.
“The way these residents have been treated is absolutely disgraceful.”
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Comments (12)
3:54pm Thu 28 Feb 13
Carnabackable says...
5:36pm Thu 28 Feb 13
HadleighBoy says...
6:00pm Thu 28 Feb 13
upset says...
Come on Ray you are better than this, this sort of thing and the diabolical **** up at Sadlers gets you a bad name locally. I know, (if others on here dont} you do work hard for ALL of Canvey, complain at the highest level at county about this sort of incompetence.
9:49pm Thu 28 Feb 13
GentleGiant says...
1:26am Fri 1 Mar 13
Sean4u says...
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6:39pm Fri 1 Mar 13
John T Pharro says...
6:48pm Fri 1 Mar 13
upset says...
7:03pm Fri 1 Mar 13
John T Pharro says...
9:19am Sat 2 Mar 13
upset says...
Then you behave like an angry young man, which from your previous posts, it is obvious you are not. From what you have said about these meetings it is not worth attending so why keep going on about me being there, you seem to be consumed by the need to meet me!!!
Well I have spoken with councillors who where there and have attended in the passed, as I have, and they only thing that sticks in their mind above all else is a very old cantankerous person who is against every thing unless it's his idea, by all accounts he has been like it for years. When he stood for election as a Lib Dem the voter's did not believe him either.
If you have something to say about previous dubious sales, name and shame people dont hide behind a dodgy memory and give proof of your accusations so people can defend themselves and or take you to court, or put another way PUT UP or SHUT UP..
5:45pm Sat 2 Mar 13
John T Pharro says...
Just like you don't appear to not buy the "Echo" , but still comment. You were not at the meeting either. I said I would bring another matter of concern to me, about Castle Point Council which I did. Don't expect me to tell you what if you couldn't be bothered to turn up you really not that interested in what goes on Canvey just criticise. Easy to criticise when you do nothing.
So what you say in the last five words of your post actually applies to you.
5:51pm Sat 2 Mar 13
upset says...
6:05pm Sat 2 Mar 13
John T Pharro says...