Friday
26
April
BID meeting to be held on Friday
10/12/2019 @ 07:17
The decision by consultants to terminate their contract with Powys County Council to develop a Newtown's Business Improvement District (BID) will be discussed at a meeting of all involved.
On Friday, Revive & Thrive owner, Cllr Mark Barnes announced the decision that his company, appointed by the county council to run BID in Newtown and Brecon, would pull out of the north Powys town's scheme.
It followed online and social media claims against Cllr Bares and Revive and Thrive from an anti-BID group in Newtown.
BIDs for both Newtown and Brecon, by Revive & Thrive were supposed to be discussed by the council cabinet on Tuesday, 17 December.
A vote is due to take place in Newtown as to whether to run BID in the town. A vote in Brecon has approved it.
BID is a defined area within which businesses are required to pay an additional tax known as a ‘levy’ in order to fund projects within the district’s boundaries.
Questions were raised last year about Cllr Barnes’ firm being awarded the contract for both BIDs.
He answered those criticism by saying he would be staying away from the day to day running of the BIDs.
Many in Newtown believe that projects proposed there need better scrutiny and this lead to rowing online between people for or against schemes.
Discussion has taken place on the ‘No BID Newtown’ Facebook page. As as a used car dealership owner, Cllr Barnes could be a future investor and levy payer.
In a statement Revive & Thrive said it believed the anti-BID site was publishing “misleading” articles in relation to developing the BID project in Newtown.
Revive & Thrive said it offered to meet publicly to debate the topics with members of the No Newtown BID in public.
The statement by Revive & Thrive said: “The company has taken the decision following the lack of support it has received from its client, PCC, in countering claims made against both it and the local authority.”
Revive & Thrive director, Matt Powell, added: “I feel deeply disappointed for the businesses in Newtown that what could and should have been a fantastic project for the town is now put at serious risk by a very small minority.”
Revive & Thrive said it will carry on its work to bring a set of BID proposals to ballot for Brecon in January 2020.
A spokesperson for PCC, said: “We can confirm that Revie & Thrive have offered their resignation from the Newtown BID process.
“Their decision will be discussed by a meeting of the BID Steering Group later this week.”
On Friday, Revive & Thrive owner, Cllr Mark Barnes announced the decision that his company, appointed by the county council to run BID in Newtown and Brecon, would pull out of the north Powys town's scheme.
It followed online and social media claims against Cllr Bares and Revive and Thrive from an anti-BID group in Newtown.BIDs for both Newtown and Brecon, by Revive & Thrive were supposed to be discussed by the council cabinet on Tuesday, 17 December.
A vote is due to take place in Newtown as to whether to run BID in the town. A vote in Brecon has approved it.
BID is a defined area within which businesses are required to pay an additional tax known as a ‘levy’ in order to fund projects within the district’s boundaries.
Questions were raised last year about Cllr Barnes’ firm being awarded the contract for both BIDs.
He answered those criticism by saying he would be staying away from the day to day running of the BIDs.
Many in Newtown believe that projects proposed there need better scrutiny and this lead to rowing online between people for or against schemes.
Discussion has taken place on the ‘No BID Newtown’ Facebook page. As as a used car dealership owner, Cllr Barnes could be a future investor and levy payer.
In a statement Revive & Thrive said it believed the anti-BID site was publishing “misleading” articles in relation to developing the BID project in Newtown.
Revive & Thrive said it offered to meet publicly to debate the topics with members of the No Newtown BID in public.
The statement by Revive & Thrive said: “The company has taken the decision following the lack of support it has received from its client, PCC, in countering claims made against both it and the local authority.”
Revive & Thrive director, Matt Powell, added: “I feel deeply disappointed for the businesses in Newtown that what could and should have been a fantastic project for the town is now put at serious risk by a very small minority.”
Revive & Thrive said it will carry on its work to bring a set of BID proposals to ballot for Brecon in January 2020.
A spokesperson for PCC, said: “We can confirm that Revie & Thrive have offered their resignation from the Newtown BID process.
“Their decision will be discussed by a meeting of the BID Steering Group later this week.”
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