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Originally Posted by Alpine
But you have my point wrong.
It's the people in the communities that get things done and force things to be built.
Council is elected and will do what citizens demand.
If folk donate money and time it may take years but will happen,
Council reacts to citizen demands not initiates.
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You don't know English councils
plus in the current economic climate nobody is going to be donating any money
"We want better schools" - council digs up roads
"We want more sports facilities" - council digs up roads
"We want a park" - council digs up roads
You get the point.
In Swindon, along with digging up roads our council wasted 250k on this gem:
It got vandalised after only 48 hours.