Footpath behind the toxic waste dump school - what on earth is the Council up to?
Dear Stockport Borough Council,
Local residents are complaining to the Local Ombudsman about the Council's refusal to comply with the planning inspector's ruling regard the footpath around the toxic waste dump school. I raised the issue months ago with the Council that the footpath wasn't being correctly constructed but you Ms Naven and Ms Re said I was vexatious in raising the matter. Now, it appears the Fire Service is concerned because it won't have access to the back of the houses in the event of fire without a detour of circa a quarter of a mile which can only be done on foot, which is ridiculous.
If the matter goes to the Ombudsman council officer time will be spent dealing with this. If local people burn to death or lose their homes in a fire, then the Council will be liable. I shall inform the Council's insurance underwriters about what is going on here, and I think they might have serious cause for concern in indemnifying council officers who refuse on spurious grounds to deal with serious matters when they are raised by council taxpayers.
So, would you now like to drop this ludicrous assertion that I am being vexatious in raising these issues?
I look forward to hearing from you without much expectation of an honest resolution to this daft, caused-by-the-Council issue.
You remain my humble servant
Sheila
Dear Mrs Oliver,
I am writing in response to your email below.
It does not appear that you are asking for any recorded information;
therefore it is unclear what your request relates to. If you are
requesting recorded information held by the Council, please specify what
this information is so that your request can be dealt with accordingly.
Yours sincerely,
Corporate Information Services
Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council
Dear FOI Officer,
I am asking you to reconsider your vexatious verdict on me in the light of developments such as the footpath being very worrying to the fire service. The Council simply ignored the wishes of the planning inspector. I pointed out that this was being built incorrectly all along, you said I was being vexatious.
By the way, it now appears the school is costing well over £12 million. Again, I have pointed out at the outset the financial irregularities. People like the Director of Finance won't comply with Council policy when financial irregularities are pointed out to him. I have all the evidence that I have been raising concerns about the finance for about five years, the time you have banned me as being vexatious. You all need to start being very careful about what is going on here. Make sure those making these worrying decisions don't push the blame on to the footsoldiers.
Yours sincerely,
Sheila Oliver
alan m dransfield (Account suspended) left an annotation ()
Sheila
The truth will out.
Ref the fire satefy ,has the school been signed off by the Local Fire Authority. Do you know if the school has been fitted with a sprinkler system??!!
Keep up the good works
Dear Mrs Oliver,
I am writing in response to your email below.
This is not an FOI request; you do not appear to be requesting any
information. If you wish to make a request for information to Stockport
Council, please specify what recorded information you are asking for.
Yours sincerely,
Corporate Information Services
Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council
Sheila Oliver (Account suspended) left an annotation ()
Mr Dransfield
I would ask if the school has been signed off by the Fire Authority, but that question would be considered to be wasting public money by people who stay in luxury hotels at my expense and have apparently no intention to rein back their spending in this regard, the same people who cost me £23,000 pa for their committee teas, but have apparently no intention to rein back their spending in this regard, spend circa £100,000 of public money each year promoting their political party, but apparently have no intention of reining back their spending in this regard and who drive luxury top of the range BMWs, Mini Cooper Cabriolets and Audi TTs at my expense when many of them don't need a car for their job; they have made weak, mewly noises about stopping this fat cat perk for themselves, but don't hold your breath.
I am unable to ask regarding fire safety.
What this is is another potential Aberfan!
Sheila
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Sheila
Whether or not the SBC would consider your request vexatious or not doesn't really matter at this juncture. At least, you would have proof that you FOI request was on file??!!
Pesonally, I dont think your requests are vexatious and I would recommend you keep submitting them to the SBC via tis wonderful website.
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alan m dransfield (Account suspended) left an annotation ()
Sheila
May I suggest you write to the HSE on this matter.it might assist also if you get the local residents affected by this footpath to sign a petition
Best regards
Alan M Dransfield