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The Birmingham Post leads today with this story about residents being asked to pay for the cost of scaffolding on properties damaged by the tornado earlier this year. It doesn't specify who is providing the scaffolding, but we have had ongoing problems with scaffolding for council house repairs in Kingstanding for some time. Either scaffolding has not been available from Morrisons (the repairs contractor) over the last few months "because of the tornado" or once it is up it is not removed once the work is done, but is left because apparently Morrisons aren't charged for the length of time the scaffolding is there, but just for the initial set up (or that is what we have been told). So why would the Council be trying to charge people on a weekly basis for scaffolding when the repairs contractors apparently have a better deal? I find it hard to believe that Morrisons are apparently getting something for nothing, but surely there is a better solution than trying to squeeze money out of people who have already lost so much before they have even had a chance to get back on their feet.

24.11.05 15:34

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