Adur Council (ADC) conceived the Fishersgate Dome. It chose the design. ADC coerced members of the Fishersgate Community Association into become legally liable Trustees for a major construction project without giving them proper legal advice on their obligations or support in carrying out their responsibilities. ADC chose the developer (without tender). ADC managed the project condemned by the independent surveyor as “the worst piece of construction he has seen in 30 years experience”.
ADC paid the developer with funds belonging to the Association, without the Trustees being made aware of what was being done on their behalf. To this day, in spite of being asked repeatedly, Adur District Council has failed to account for the huge sums it paid out. As the money dried up, (£840.000), ADC even ambushed the Trustees into meetings called at half-an-hour’s notice to sign personal loans to the developer.
Adur District Council has now formally threatened Fishersgate Community Association with repossession of their lease. Why?: The FCA has not built the Community Centre (The Dome) as required under the terms of the lease!
Hang on a moment!
Adur District Council and their chosen developer and project manager mis-spent near-on a million pounds that belonged to the Fishersgate Community. They demolished an existing Community Centre and pulled-the-plug on a fantastic, existing community sports facility - the Roller Rink.
Enough is enough.