OPPOSITION councillors have said the Isle of Wight Council, and its Conservative administration are choosing to waste millions on Floating Bridge 6 (FB6). The problematic FB6 is back under scrutiny as a council committee will, next week, look at how the vessel was obtained and hear how the legal action is proceeding. In a report to the committee, council officers found no issues with the way FB6 was procured, tendered and contracted and is asking committee members to agree with their recommendations. Despite that, local councillors have condemned what they call the council s latest attempt to explain what went wrong . Cllr Lora Peacey-Wilcox, representative for Cowes Medina, said she has been trying to work with the current leadership and provide bulletproof engineering evidence that the vessel was not fit for purpose.
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Grounded For Another Six Months? Councillor s Isle Of Wight Floating Bridge Claim
By Louise Hill LDR
‘It s not a sticky plaster you can put on’ a councillor has hit back at the solution to solve the troubled floating bridge’s problems.
As the Isle of Wight Council continues to consider the only ‘viable’ option to resolving Floating Bridge 6’s issues side thrusters local town councillors have become even more sceptical of the idea.
At a meeting of East Cowes Town Council last week, Alex Minns, the IW council’s assistant director of neighbourhoods, said once legal mediation had been addressed, the administration would be in a position to announce the proposed next steps
The floating bridge after a breakdown and the replacement service Jenny Lee (Image: Dec 30 2020) IT S not a sticky plaster you can put on a councillor has hit back at the solution to solve the troubled floating bridge s problems. As the Isle of Wight Council continues to consider the only viable option to resolving Floating Bridge 6 s issues side thrusters local town councillors have become even more sceptical of the idea. At a meeting of East Cowes Town Council last week, Alex Minns, the IW council s assistant director of neighbourhoods, said once legal mediation had been addressed, the administration would be in a position to announce the proposed next steps