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james73 · Posted: Wed Sep 10, 2008 11:36 am Post subject: Fight for £14m housing cash

Fight for £14m housing cash (Evening Times)

A ROW has broken out over the future of housing in Easterhouse, with
community housing providers claiming they have been abandoned.

Neighbouring Wellhouse and Blairtummock Housing Associations say they
cannot get cash to build low-cost family houses on derelict sites.

They say socially rented homes are vital to rehouse tenants living in "horrendous"
properties, prevent gang fighting and complete two decades of regeneration
in an infamous area of deprivation.

Both have strong track records of regenerating their areas and are seen
as models of community ownership.

The associations say they are willing and able to build up to 250 houses in
Wellhouse and Rogerfield - all they need now is the cash, around £14million.

Both have been knocked back for funding by the council and GHA, which
own dilapidated properties that would be knocked down to make way for
the new homes.

But both the council and GHA point out they are spending tens of millions
building new homes in other parts of Easterhouse.

In a document obtained by the Evening Times, council regeneration chiefs
suggest Easterhouse has had its fair share of help and no more socially
rented housing will be needed in the foreseeable future.

It also suggests other projects - including the Commonwealth Games
Village and the M74 extension - are more deserving, and private housebuilders
should step in to bridge gaps.

But that has given little hope to angry residents who now plan to protest
at the city chambers.

James H
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big drew · Posted: Wed Sep 10, 2008 3:54 pm Post subject:

you almost got it....
Both the Council and the GHA (basically the Council in another guise), have plans of their own, and will.....if possible....sell off the green space ( again), so that a private quango can step in, with proposals for a 'custom build', in exchange for permission to build overly expensive bungalows.
Becoming a bit obvious as a 'Glasgow Factor'.....