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Monika Vykoukal |
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ENQ-1-105611244 |
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Angela Goddard |
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0121 569 3194 |
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[email address] |
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25th June 2010 |
Dear Miss Vykoukal
Freedom of Information Request - Hoardings Costs
Thank you for your Freedom of Information request. Your request asked for:
I would be grateful if you could please send me information regarding the cost of hoardings and advertising panels on those hoardings to the Council, and information on contributions to those costs by partner organisations, at the building sites of Tesco, the site of the planned police station (Moor Street/Bowater Street in the Lyng area), and of Sandwell College, and any other major regeneration sites in the West Bromwich area (as indicated in the article 'Keeping residents up to date, on page 7 of the Spring 2010 edition of The Sandwell Herald).
I can confirm the following in response to your request:
The Council and its various partners are in the process of bringing forward a number of major regeneration projects within and immediately around West Bromwich town centre. Together, these schemes represent a massive investment that will transform our principal town centre and improve the quality of life for every one of Sandwell's citizens.
It is essential that we keep people informed about the process, timescale and intended outcomes of all this redevelopment activity, on a site-by-site basis. For this reason, wherever possible decorative information boards or 'wraps' have been applied to the contractors' hoardings around sites once they have been cleared, pending redevelopment, or when building is under way.
In some cases the cost of these decorative panels has been met in full by the developer, whilst in others the Council has contributed towards the cost of the additional artwork. Details follow.
The Council has made a contribution of £4,291.99 towards the cost of the panels around the new Sandwell College site, at Spon Lane / Southern Ringway.
The wraps at the police station site, at Moor Street / Oak Road, have been paid for entirely by Tesco, the site's developer and, for reasons of commercial sensitivity, the Council has not been made aware of the cost of these panels.
The main Tesco site, comprising land between Cronehills Linkway / Northern Ringway / Reform Street / The Expressway is partly demolished at present, but in view of the size and significance of the proposed retail extension that is to occupy this land, a number of decorative panels have already been applied to the security hoardings along the principal frontages. The Council has contributed a total of £8,555.00 towards the cost of designing and manufacturing these panels.
I can also confirm the following in regards to libraries:
Two hoardings for the New build Blackheath library. They were supplied by Mills Signs, both were 4x2 meters and total cost including fitting was £590.00
The Great Bridge Children's Centre sign invoiced on 18-11-2009 was £545.00 +VAT
The Bleakhouse Library extension and refurbishment signs invoice dated 20-10-2009 were £300.00 +VAT
Please remember to quote the reference number above in any future communications.
Yours sincerely
Angela Goddard
Data Protection/Freedom of Information Assistant
Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council
Governance Services
Sandwell Council House, Oldbury, Sandwell, West Midlands B69 3DE
