2006 Further Felixstowe Fiascos
Readers letters in the local papers are often a source of amusement and cutting truth as the one listed below bears witness
Lessons from godly King Canute
He was actually trying to teach his courtiers the truth
He was not into building on flood plains
He knew he couldn't blame the government when he got wet
He knew that the Government would not pay for his foolishness
He knew he would not be King for long billing tax payers for swimming lessons
Lessons from godly King Canute
Your Letters Headlines Evening Star Dated 25 May 2006
The clue lies in Coastal....Is King Canute in charge?
Do they spend the council tax in this area?
I am not really sure that central government is to blame for the problems with Felixstowe Prom but I suppose that we need their money to rectify the problems .
As a lad growing up in Felixstowe in the 1950s and 60s and one who almost lived in
the sea in the summer months there were always council gangs at low tide who were
re-
Over the years this work does appear to have been stopped and the result is plain to see and can not be a surprise.
Suffolk Coastal Council does seem to take quite a lot of money from us all with the council tax but appears that it doesn't use any of it in this area.
Surely the word "Coastal" in its name would give them a clue.
One question -
TONY BAYLEY, Kesgrave