Reading through the list of properties to be flogged off to get the Council out of the financial hole they have dug for themselves two words leap out, Albion House, there were 16 possible sites up for sale after being deemed as surplus, it was agreed that Northdown House should be looked at again and Knockholt Road in Cliftonville was removed from the list ( I wonder who's Ward that is in? ) the remaining 14 sites are to be sold 6 after further 'consultation and the rest are to go.
Given that John Kirby threatened to resign if Albion House was sold and publicly stated that he would oppose the sale we hope that even now his resignation letter is winging its way to Richard Samuel, but we wont hold our breath.
So it seems that by making a big hoo hah about the other properties and only referring to Albion House once it is hoped that the sale will slip through unopposed.
Of course given the neglected state of that building it is unlikely that any one in their right mind would take it on as the amount of money that needs to be spent on it before turning it into millionares flats would make the cost of the exercise prohibitive.
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Hello Mike - As you well know the options I put forward in 2006 for Albion House have now been realised with the retention of the Mayor's Parlour and Council Chamber - after two Public Meetings which concluded on the current way forward - my exclusion from the Cabinet in 2007 is testimony to my stand on this matter John Kirby
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