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Thursday, 18 January 2007 |
from Hackney Gazette letters 18JAN07
Readers of the Gazette need to be aware of another proposed hidden and so far undisclosed cost of Hackney Council's unqualified support for the bid to win the 2012 Olympic Games for London.
Customers of Thames Water could see annual water bills rise by £40 every year if plans to build a proposed £2 billion tunnel are allowed to go ahead.
Apparently, there is a concern that if nothing is done the 2012 Games could be marred by the sight and smell of tonnes of sewage being pumped into the river next to the main stadium.
A spokesman for the Consumer Council for Water probably has it right when he says that, "to consider such an expensive and long-term capital programme with a focus on 2012 does a disservice for those who will have to pay for it - the customers of Thames Water".
Paul Hodge
Lower Clapton
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