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  Some Ideas....
  
  Reality One
  
  It was announced in a public meeting on Friday that "B & Q are working on not moving to their new building in Whitfield because the new superstore at Folkestone is not doing enough business".
  
  I wonder if Asda might think similarly and whether our earlier predictions are to come true?
  
  Reality Two
  
  Dover needs a new hospital. Our MP tells us the Health Authority is about to consider spending £11 million on Buckland Hospital including building on the car park! The obviously have the parking issue under control. Obviously they have neither visited William Harvey or Buckland hospitals by car!
  
  I am in the business of building developments. I attach a C.V. so you who don't know can see some of my track record.
  
  If the rumour about B & Q is true, what an opportunity. Because I also understand that further green field industrial land next door is about to become available.
  
  What Dover needs is an overlap provision from the run down of Buckland. A site with plenty of expansion, car parking and central for the whole district is thus potentially available.
  
  By moving quickly with minimum cost the B & Q building could be purchased together with a large area of land (by CP if necessary) sufficient for parking and expansion over 20 years. B & Q might also be persuaded to donate the building (what good PR and publicity).
  
  Turn it into the first stage accident and day care unit. Not so silly - the structure is there and the rest could practically be afforded easily with windows and intermediate floor. It would form the first of a planned expansion in stages as money is released by Government, and the gradual sale of parts of Buckland to build replacement stages on the new site.
  
  Buckland is no place to put a new building to serve the whole district. With the traffic and parking released for a new housing development it takes pressure off green field development plans (Whitfield etc). A new estate and shops etc at St Radigunds would improve the area and provide better facilities.
  
  A new hospital at Whitfield would bring in highly paid workers as well and the construction would provide employment locally for many years. Employment in construction does not harm our balance of payments and would mean wealth spent locally.
  
  Anyone think this could happen?
  
  
  David Hannent C.V.
  
  1. Chartered Surveyor
  2. 10 years Chief QS for DDC. Private practice for 25 years. Was Vice Chairman of Chamber of Commerce for many years.
  3. Devised, proposed and project managed the centralization of DDC to Whitfield.
  4. Spearheaded the purchase and renovation of Maison Dieu House. An asset of over £500,000 now to the Town.
  5. 20 - 50 steel framed buildings currently in portfolio.

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