This situation absolutely dire and needs to be treated as absolute emergency.
Taxpayers of West Northampton want proactive dynamic leadership, delivering solutions and developing ideas, instead we get Councillor Phil Larratt; a man found asleep at the wheel so often WNC fitted a bed in his car.
Our weather is strongly determined by the amount of heat in the North Atlantic. It is currently the highest in recorded history. It's even possible that there will be a Blue Ocean Event in the Arctic this year. Once the area of sea ice has reduced, insufficient summer sunlight will be reflected back into space. Instead of reflective white ice there will mostly be absorbent blue ocean. The surface water will be too warm for the sea ice to grow back when winter comes. Once this first feedback loop kicks in the collapse of the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation is more likely, and the flooding of Billing Aquadrome will be the least of our worries.
It seems that there's also a question as to how much financial burden this situation is putting onto the rest of our council tax by the owners of the site who just rake in the cash from the residents. It seems that the residents avoid the council tax at the expense of being mugged by the site owners and the rest of us pick up the tab - only one party seems to win from this!
Many residents are living at Billing because they were forced to “downsize” due to issues such as Austerity and later the cost of living crisis. Although they manage to put a brave face on it, many are feeling trapped with a home that is impossible to sell. I have heard that residents have to buy their gas and electricity from Billing Aquadrome, which seems unfair and almost feudal. These people have my sympathy and respect. WNC has a duty of care towards these people and should start talks with the new owners immediately they officially take over.
Once upon a time the Aquadrome was simply a holiday park.
Now people live there year round due to soaring house prices and the lack of affordable or social housing.
Being on a flood plain it is always going to be vulnerable and increasing so as climate change takes hold.
The WNC clearly do not care as seen by the under resourcing of their own committee or sending effective representation to the regional committee to fight for funds.
This should be an issue that figures in next year's elections for the unitary council and this year's General Election.
You seem to be saying of the residents “they made their beds, now they have to lie in them”. I sincerely hope I’m wrong in my assessment of your comment.
This situation absolutely dire and needs to be treated as absolute emergency.
Taxpayers of West Northampton want proactive dynamic leadership, delivering solutions and developing ideas, instead we get Councillor Phil Larratt; a man found asleep at the wheel so often WNC fitted a bed in his car.
Our weather is strongly determined by the amount of heat in the North Atlantic. It is currently the highest in recorded history. It's even possible that there will be a Blue Ocean Event in the Arctic this year. Once the area of sea ice has reduced, insufficient summer sunlight will be reflected back into space. Instead of reflective white ice there will mostly be absorbent blue ocean. The surface water will be too warm for the sea ice to grow back when winter comes. Once this first feedback loop kicks in the collapse of the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation is more likely, and the flooding of Billing Aquadrome will be the least of our worries.
It seems that there's also a question as to how much financial burden this situation is putting onto the rest of our council tax by the owners of the site who just rake in the cash from the residents. It seems that the residents avoid the council tax at the expense of being mugged by the site owners and the rest of us pick up the tab - only one party seems to win from this!
Many residents are living at Billing because they were forced to “downsize” due to issues such as Austerity and later the cost of living crisis. Although they manage to put a brave face on it, many are feeling trapped with a home that is impossible to sell. I have heard that residents have to buy their gas and electricity from Billing Aquadrome, which seems unfair and almost feudal. These people have my sympathy and respect. WNC has a duty of care towards these people and should start talks with the new owners immediately they officially take over.
Once upon a time the Aquadrome was simply a holiday park.
Now people live there year round due to soaring house prices and the lack of affordable or social housing.
Being on a flood plain it is always going to be vulnerable and increasing so as climate change takes hold.
The WNC clearly do not care as seen by the under resourcing of their own committee or sending effective representation to the regional committee to fight for funds.
This should be an issue that figures in next year's elections for the unitary council and this year's General Election.
Sadly for the Billing Aquadrome residents, that area has always been a flood plain.
If moves are made to protect that area, all that will cause is for the flooding to be higher somewhere else.
To protect it is the equivalent of building a huge building estate and covering it in concrete and roads.
The Environment Agency has a finite amount of flood plains for the River Nene. You can't buy those off the Internet. Sorry.
You seem to be saying of the residents “they made their beds, now they have to lie in them”. I sincerely hope I’m wrong in my assessment of your comment.
Not at all.
It's cheap and safe housing for many but without flood protection it will always be on a flood plain.
That's a geographical fact.
The owners are making money from those people so they must share some responsibility