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20th June 2006
A meeting of Full County Council today (20th June) backed a motion by Green County Councillor Sushila Dhall to improve the appearance of the Jericho Boatyard site following the eviction of boaters by British Waterways (see text below).
FMI: Cllr Sushila Dhall 01865 553415
Motion from Councillor Sushila Dhall 20th June 2006
“Where until the end of May this year central Oxford had a 150-year-old historic working boatyard (Castlemill Boatyard) at its heart, now, thanks to the hasty actions of British Waterways, there is a derelict piece of land, surrounded by an 8-foot high fence topped with razor wire and lit by floodlights.
Given that the:
(a) tourist season proper is about to begin;
(b) boatyard site is on a popular and well-used tourist route;
(c) appearance of this makes Oxford City Centre, which we have all worked to make attractive, look neglected, uninviting and even fearsome;
Council resolves to write to British Waterways asking it to improve the appearance of this site forthwith, for the benefit of residents, visitors and local businesses.”
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