Why is every spare piece of ground in the city centre being given over to student "farms"? Private companies running student accommodation do not pay business rates. Students use the amenities provided by GCC paid for by Council Tax payers. When services are being cut and Council Tax bills for residents are increased (and residents parking charges will go up) surely it is time to lobby Scottish Goverment for a change in the law do these development companies put real money into the city. The "student ghetto" keeps getting bigger with no thought to how to make money from it. Bad planning! As for blocking one of the historic buildings in the city centre, just why? GCC has completely lost the plot. And don't get me started on the loss of music venues...
Students have bus passes and can travel. When will GCC take note of that and move students out into areas of the city that could use their spending power. More imagination is what GCC needs not less...
Why is every spare piece of ground in the city centre being given over to student "farms"? Private companies running student accommodation do not pay business rates. Students use the amenities provided by GCC paid for by Council Tax payers. When services are being cut and Council Tax bills for residents are increased (and residents parking charges will go up) surely it is time to lobby Scottish Goverment for a change in the law do these development companies put real money into the city. The "student ghetto" keeps getting bigger with no thought to how to make money from it. Bad planning! As for blocking one of the historic buildings in the city centre, just why? GCC has completely lost the plot. And don't get me started on the loss of music venues...
Students have bus passes and can travel. When will GCC take note of that and move students out into areas of the city that could use their spending power. More imagination is what GCC needs not less...