Early estimates of the cost to Gloucestershire of the recent flooding could exceed £50m, the county council has said - according to the BBC.
This includes the cost of responding to the emergency, managing the aftermath, repairs to property, infrastructure and the local economy.
Council workers have started the task of checking road surfaces, footpaths, bridges and street lighting for damage.
It is believed more than 100 sites will need significant repairs.
The cost of repairing the county's roads is estimated at £25m. The council has said the total cost could be as much as its yearly road maintenance bill.
Showing posts with label flood costs. Show all posts
Showing posts with label flood costs. Show all posts
Friday, 27 July 2007
Wednesday, 25 July 2007
Flooding compensation
Responding to questions in the House of Commons today, Gordon Brown said all councils affected by the floods would receive 100% compensation, according to a BBC report.
He said £46m had been made available by the government in the immediate future and annual spending on flood protection would rise from £600m to £800m by 2010/11.
But is this enough? Certainly these amounts are tiny compared to the extra £2.5bn a year Gordon Brown plans to lavish on the audit-failing EU, which will take our total net EU payments to £6bn a year.
The £46m is less than 3 days worth of what we'll be paying the EU, and the extra £200m the government intends to spend on flood protection over coming years represents a little over a week's worth of what our new EU payments would be, if MPs vote to approve the EU budget deal.
What does this say about how the government prioritises preventing the terrible personal devastation we have seen over recent weeks from happening again, relative to funding the wasteful and fraud-ridden EU?
Let's not forget, auditors haven't even been able to tell us where the "majority" of the EU's spending goes for twelve years running - so no-one knows where much of the money given to the EU is in fact going.
Surely that money would be better spent on flood prevention, than wasted on the EU? Those MPs who agree will vote against the EU budget deal.
He said £46m had been made available by the government in the immediate future and annual spending on flood protection would rise from £600m to £800m by 2010/11.
But is this enough? Certainly these amounts are tiny compared to the extra £2.5bn a year Gordon Brown plans to lavish on the audit-failing EU, which will take our total net EU payments to £6bn a year.
The £46m is less than 3 days worth of what we'll be paying the EU, and the extra £200m the government intends to spend on flood protection over coming years represents a little over a week's worth of what our new EU payments would be, if MPs vote to approve the EU budget deal.
What does this say about how the government prioritises preventing the terrible personal devastation we have seen over recent weeks from happening again, relative to funding the wasteful and fraud-ridden EU?
Let's not forget, auditors haven't even been able to tell us where the "majority" of the EU's spending goes for twelve years running - so no-one knows where much of the money given to the EU is in fact going.
Surely that money would be better spent on flood prevention, than wasted on the EU? Those MPs who agree will vote against the EU budget deal.
Wednesday, 4 July 2007
Flood-hit Hull a 'forgotten city'
Hull has become the "forgotten city" after suffering some of the worst flooding damage, the BBC reports today.
Council leader Carl Minns said it could take two years for the city to recover.
"We are the forgotten city in this disaster," said Mr Minns who has called for urgent government help for the 17,000 properties affected.
Some £18m is being earmarked for repairs to thousands of wrecked homes.
Mr Minns said: "What we have in Sheffield and Doncaster is terrible and my heart-felt sympathy goes out to those people.
"But their problems have been fairly localised, whereas ours is spread right across the city. Hull also needs help.
"We are starting to rebuild but the city won't recover for around two years.
"The Government needs to help this city with a large injection of capital, otherwise this city will not recover."
Are MPs going to vote £2.5bn away to the audit-failing EU - by approving the EU budget deal - while that money is clearly urgently needed not only to provide relief and support in areas hit by the recent terrible flooding, but also to help ensure it doesn't happen again?
Now more than ever it's time for MPs to demonstrate a high degree of responsibility with scarce public funds.
Council leader Carl Minns said it could take two years for the city to recover.
"We are the forgotten city in this disaster," said Mr Minns who has called for urgent government help for the 17,000 properties affected.
Some £18m is being earmarked for repairs to thousands of wrecked homes.
Mr Minns said: "What we have in Sheffield and Doncaster is terrible and my heart-felt sympathy goes out to those people.
"But their problems have been fairly localised, whereas ours is spread right across the city. Hull also needs help.
"We are starting to rebuild but the city won't recover for around two years.
"The Government needs to help this city with a large injection of capital, otherwise this city will not recover."
Are MPs going to vote £2.5bn away to the audit-failing EU - by approving the EU budget deal - while that money is clearly urgently needed not only to provide relief and support in areas hit by the recent terrible flooding, but also to help ensure it doesn't happen again?
Now more than ever it's time for MPs to demonstrate a high degree of responsibility with scarce public funds.
Friday, 15 December 2006
York: Fears for city as funding cuts force review of flooding defences
A review of York’s flood defences is under way as concerns grow that the city could be put at risk by multi-million pound cuts in government funding – reports the Yorkshire Post.
The Environment Agency is currently battling to make multi-million pound cuts to meet government deadlines.
York Council has launched the review of contingency plans put in place in the wake of the 2000 disaster to ensure the flood-prone city is adequately protected while having to contend with the planning financial cuts.
The River Ouse burst its banks earlier this month following torrential downpours and parts of the city remained under water this week.
Chairman of the council’s scrutiny management committee Madeleine Kirk said: "There is a financial crisis in Westminster and vital defences in York look as though they could be put at risk. We can only hope that any reduction in funding does not have disastrous consequences for the people of York."
"It seems ludicrous that at a time when we are being warned of the danger of global warming the government is looking to reduce funding for flood prevention."
The Environment Agency is currently battling to make multi-million pound cuts to meet government deadlines.
York Council has launched the review of contingency plans put in place in the wake of the 2000 disaster to ensure the flood-prone city is adequately protected while having to contend with the planning financial cuts.
The River Ouse burst its banks earlier this month following torrential downpours and parts of the city remained under water this week.
Chairman of the council’s scrutiny management committee Madeleine Kirk said: "There is a financial crisis in Westminster and vital defences in York look as though they could be put at risk. We can only hope that any reduction in funding does not have disastrous consequences for the people of York."
"It seems ludicrous that at a time when we are being warned of the danger of global warming the government is looking to reduce funding for flood prevention."
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