The truth, the whole truth, is nothing like
The Council truth.
Or how Craven District Council adopted Pinocchio as a mascot.
If you care to look at Craven District Council’s website, then you will see a page
You can click on the above link, and it will take you there, but here is the piece in question:
This was so far from what CRAG perceived as the truth that we complained to the district auditor. After all, hadn’t we written confirmation from the council (see HERE) that the cost was around £¾ Million?
So how come that figure had halved?
Easy. Well easy for the way that Craven District Council account for money.
This whole affair started out as the “Renaissance Affair” and then, when the council decided that democracy wasn’t working in their favour they sacked the democratically elected representatives, and controlled the thing themselves.
When even that wasn’t enough, they decided to part company from the Renaissance Team, and reinvent themselves as ‘Skipton Developments.’
A reinventing of which even Madonna would have been proud.
So all the money spent up to that date is ignored, that now is simply Renaissance
Money, and the new sum of £368,000 has been accepted by the District Auditor as being
a reasonable way to alter costs, by simply re-
To add insult to injury they then tell us that there has been no direct call on council
tax payers to meet these costs!
With those who aren’t sure what the difference is
between a ‘direct call’ and a ‘call’ we sympathise, because neither are we.
One thing we ARE sure of however is this -
It was OURS
Once upon a time.
Why not let us know what you think of this method of altering costs?
Simply click on ‘CONTACT’ above, and you can let us know!
“This council is committed to being open, transparent, and accountable.”
Cllr. Lis, Leader of the Council, in ‘Your Craven’ Autumn 2006
Shouldn’t this include YOU, councillor Lis?
Craven Ratepayers’ Action Group
