The whole saga has been running for years now, with various attempts to go into partnership with other agencies, looking for external funding, looking at drawings, then revised drawings, then revisions of revisions, until finally the AGM of last October decided to grasp the nettle and give our project the green light.
Since then, we seem to have been very slow at getting there. Planning, police, Historic Scotland and Uncle Tom Cobley have to be advised of our proposal. Planning need to see the plans that we are going to send them later... like we have to apply for permission to apply for permission, and it all takes weeks and months.
As yet, we still need planning permission and a building warrant before we can even put the project out to tender. Then we need to wait until our favoured builder has time in his diary for a start date. It now looks as if an October start is unlikely, unless we are talking 2009. Why are all these people taking so much time? When it comes to payment, these folk will want payment within 14 days of invoicing. Maybe we should set up a strategy that bills will only be paid after being endorsed by three different committees - some of whom only meet quarterly?
Aye, and they would accept that - not!!!
