The Mayor of London has given his support and backing to the Club's bid for funds from the Regional Growth Fund (RGF), in respect of the Northumberland Development Project, the Clubs's new stadium and associated development scheme.
Boris Johnson, Mayor of London, lending his support to the bid said: "The Northumberland Development Project has the potential to inject considerable investment in stadium led regeneration in the heart of the local community. This level of investment will safeguard existing jobs, create considerably more local employment opportunities as well as enhance the public realm and vibrancy of the whole of Tottenham."
RGF monies would be used to deliver a package of major infrastructure improvements which are vital if the project is to act as a platform for wider regeneration and crucial if the whole project is to be made viable. These would include station upgrades, public community space, employment and training facilities, restored listed properties, Combined Cooling Heating Plant, site enabling and public realm works.
The Club's bid is for funding for public works, not for the stadium or any of the associated development, and, as such, this funding would facilitate the significant public sector improvements which would need to be delivered in the surrounding area and which would contribute to the general uplift of the borough.
Good news in the pursuit of a big stadium in North London?
North London Development Project
posted on 6/7/11
The whole OS situation has been a farce. I honestly believe that part of Levy wanted to pursue it so heavily and show that he was really committed just so we could finally go ahead with the NLDP. It's prbably been a clever ruse the whole time.
posted on 6/7/11
dunno how 'clever' wasting good knows how much money is!
posted on 6/7/11
Bahama :
He wanted the OS first time round.
He still wants it now, but unless the OLPC/WHU bods are completely up to their necks in corruption, the PLC couldn't take the OS even if offered to them.
But the Judicial Review is IMHO now about getting NPD back on the rails, politnik ponces off our back, costs recovered for a sham decision making process in setting Spurs as a "straw man" , and a few vindictive little knife twists in those who deserve it.
posted on 6/7/11
Does anyone think the dirt-digging Levy has been doing on the OS decision has prompted Boris to support our RGF bid? Just a thought...
posted on 6/7/11
Its pretty obvious that we were only interested in the OS as a way to try and get further with our NLDP project.
Sadly we got ourselves knee deep in the brown stuff with West Ham and the OS, that we cant simply pull out completely...and rightly so if its proven West Ham won the bid illegally
posted on 6/7/11
ddd.
you could well be onto summat.
but hey,if it get's us too where we wanna be,then i really don't mind what/if west ham were upto no good.
posted on 6/7/11
Bunch of spongers.
posted on 6/7/11
No public money on the stadium unlike the Manc spongers
posted on 6/7/11
Why don't you all buy little dogs and sit in shop dorways until you've begged enough to buy your own stadium.
posted on 6/7/11
Don't need it for the stadium. We've EARNED that. Unlike the mancs who had the stadium built by the tax-payer and the team and the first trophy in 30odd years bought by an oil-rich despot.