There is currently a consultation with parents, teachers and the community about the Council's proposal to move Eastern Primary School to the old Grove Academy buildings on the south side of Camperdown Street. If this proposal is approved, the City Council have made it clear they will be selling off the current Eastern Primary School buildings and land.What will happen to the cash raised from this sale? The Chief Executive of the Council has confirmed to me that,
"The Director of City Developments has carried out a detailed investigation into the use of the building, and the estimated capital receipt. For commercial reasons I cannot advise you on what that sum is, but I can say that the figure is significant."
Based on the capital receipt raised from the sale of the former Linlathen High School site to Morrisons, I think £2 million might be raised from selling off the Eastern Primary School site for conversion of the existing building into other uses such as apartments. How much of this "significant" cash sum will be earmarked for spending on Education or other front line services in The Ferry?
Can Ken Guild, Leader of the Council, reassure constituents in the Ferry that cash raised from this sale will not be siphoned off by his administration to pay for services in other parts of the City? How much of this cash will benefit pupils at Eastern Primary School?
