Many County Council Buildings are not fit for Purpose - report
October 12, 2009 11:40 PM
In a report to the County Council it has been revealed that only a
quarter of all County Council properties are fit for purpose. A third
are not fit for purpose, and highlighted in the report as a red, using
the green, amber, red warning rankings.
For schools the position is worse, with only 1% of schools rated green
and 42% as red.
The ratings are based on five factors: condition,
suitability,capacity, utilisation and environmental impact - the last
having actually worsened in schools in the last year.
Cllr Malcolm Cowan, Liberal Democrat Opposition Spokesperson on
Performance and Resources, said: 'It is clear that a lot of work needs
to be done to bring buildings up to scratch, and the pace of work must
get faster. Only one school in the whole of Herts got a grant to
expand last year, yet dozens still have to use 'temporary' buildings
such as mobile classrooms, which turn out to be permanent features.
The complacency of the Tory ruling group is a real problem'.
'At the same time, Gordon Brown's credit crunch has meant a major
slump in sales of redundant sites, the traditional route for the
county council to finance refurbishment and new buildings. We need an
action plan to get improvements coming forward at a much faster rate.'
ENDS
Editor's note: data is taken form the 2008 Property Performance Report
of the county council
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