Tuesday, 16 January 2007

One for the auditor

The article by Rob Green (Post, January 6) seems to indicate that it is a good time to pause and look again at the Service@Swansea project. I disagree.

It should have been stopped a year ago. Council staff and opposition councillors were warning them of disaster.

They should have been listened to. From the figures published in the Post, it would appear that £170 million has been spent, £70 million more than estimated, and less than £8 million saved, an apparent loss of £62 million.It would appear from other reports that the revamped leisure centre is now likely to cost more than the Liberty Stadium.

This is political mismanagement on a monumental scale. The district auditor should be asked to conduct an inquiry into these issues without delay.

Derek James
Terrace Road,
Uplands,
Swansea