Following a recent decision by the Tory Council to hawk is greenways and open spaces to the highest bidder for advertising hoardings, yet another illegal bill board has been built at the North Street / A12 Junction. This is the second time a hoarding has been built here since the Council announced its decision to sell of the space.When the decision was made at the end of last year Councillor Mann said “This is another attempt by the Administration making a fast buck because it can not get its finances in order, the fact that they have overspent £5 million this year is no reason to go about covering every green space and road side green in the borough with a bill board, where will it end, Havering Village Green ? Hornchurch Stadium ? What about Bedfords Park ?
“This Borough is famed for its green and open space and the Tories seem heel bent on paving the lot over with flats and bill boards”
You did have to be quick however to catch the new sign though, it was built and then pulled down by the Council all within 3 days, it seems amazing that someone keeps building a bill board in this location.
The Council has now taken a formal report to Cabinet to agree to a £1/2 million contract with a private company to cover the Borough in bill boards, advertising hoardings and signs all over roundabouts.
The Decision was “Called In” by the Residents Association and it is now set to go before a special Overview & Scrutiny Committee next week to discuss why the decision was made and to ask about the reasons behind erecting billboards across the Borough.
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