Capital Programme 2013 - 2018

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Dear Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council

The following item appears on page 51 of "Book 2" - Item 00 Agenda to full Council 4th March, 2014 in respect of the "Regeneration & Economy" Capital Programme for accounting year 2014/2015:

"College relocation of parking costs - £220,000"

Can you please explain what this item represents, how this capital liability arose and why this apparent payment is to be made. Please confirm the exact detail of the recipient (assume Sandwell College but this is not specified in the above document).

Yours faithfully,

Julian Saunders

Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council

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Julian Saunders left an annotation ()

Minor error in original request - actual sum is very slightly more ie £222,000.

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I write in reply to your enquiry of 28th March which read as follows:

 

"Dear Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council

 

The following item appears on page 51 of "Book 2" - Item 00 Agenda to full
Council 4th March, 2014 in respect of the "Regeneration & Economy" Capital
Programme for accounting year 2014/2015:

 

"College relocation of parking costs - £220,000"

 

Can you please explain what this item represents, how this capital
liability arose and why this apparent payment is to be made. Please
confirm the exact detail of the recipient (assume Sandwell College but
this is not specified in the above document).

 

Yours faithfully,

 

Julian Saunders"

 

The sale of the former Spon Lane car park to the College for the new
College building generated a capital receipt for the Council. It was
acknowledged at the time of the sale that works were required within West
Bromwich Town Centre on the development of new and improved car parking
provision and the capital receipt was therefore 'earmarked' to fund these
works. Not all of the car parking proposals have been implemented to date.
The capital funding in question is likely to be spent during 2014/15 as
further car parking comes on stream.

 

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submitted within two months of the date of receipt of the response to your
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Information Management Unit

Sandwell Council House

Freeth Street

Oldbury

West Midlands

B69 3DE

 

Email – [1][Sandwell Council request email] 

 

regards

 

Calvin Bradley

Planning Systems & Building Consultancy Manager

 

[2]sandwell_mbc

 

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Sandwell M.B.C.

Directorate of Regeneration & Economy

Sandwell Council House

Freeth Street

Oldbury
West Midlands
B69 3DE

Tel:  0121 569 4194

 

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