It is the opinion of the Mersea Island Society Committee that purchasing the Dawes Lane Open Space and agreeing to maintain it in the manner as stipulated by the developer is NOT an acceptable idea.
Residents of the Dawes Lane development will have primary use and enjoyment of this open space and will have to pay a maintenance company to look after it, as stated in the original planning agreement.
If this Open Space is purchased by WMTC, we will not get the 106 monies as agreed to in the original planning agreement. We spend £1, gain an increase in maintenance expenses, and lose the 106 money which was to go toward MICA roof.
The estimated cost of maintaining the Dawes Lane Open Space could be in excess of £39,000 annually, calculated as an additional 24% of West Mersea’s existing open space maintenance costs.
The public, residents of West Mersea, deserve a better level of service than the suggested purchase of Dawes Lane Open Space, as the 106 monies are for community betterment.
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