Mr Aidan McPeake, Director of Environment Services, explained to members that the company who had entered the lowest tender had withdrawn and the next lowest tender -1 - was almost £2,000 more, Cllr Joan Baird, UUP, proposed option three, that Council do not proceed with the project.
Cllr Baird told members that following the news last week she had been approached by several members of the private sector -2 - who had made provisions for campervans and mobile home parking at their facilities and said the general public had a great strength of feeling against the provision of facilities in Ballintoy.
Cllr Baird said if Council were to move ahead with this proposal it would be public competing against private companies and was -3 - against government policy.
In an echo from last week's meeting, Cllr Baird also voiced concerns about - 4 - shower facilities in the harbour area encouraging overnight stays.
UUP Cllr Sandra Hunter said she felt the provision of a shower would be an asset to sports people in the winter time. She added that council - 5 - needed to be seen to be enforcing their own bylaws in regard to overnight stays for motor-homes. She added that the tender was also away over budget.
1- because they always do more than is required
2- but they dont understand what we need so charge too much
3- how are all the other councils doing it then ?
4- bad avice or not lisining to what advice thay are getting. They dont know what Aire de Service is
5- Why were that thinking of installing and Aire de Service?
