Susan Burchett wrote:
>> One way to look at it but I like to see the public making
>> a contribution too. At the BW AGM I was surprised to hear
>> that there were 300 million individual visits by boaters,
>> anglers, cyclists, etc each year to BW waterways and the
>> cost of vegetation management along is £3.7 million. Seems
>> to me there is an opportunity there to set up a membership
>> scheme for waterways enthusiasts to make a contribution to
>> at least the cost of towpath upkeep. One percent of 300
>> million at a £1 a head is £3 million...
>>
>> There is a new thread on uk.rec.waterways that might offer
>> a way to set up such a membership scheme.
>>
>> Cheers
>>
>> Will Chapman
>
> How much do BW spend on towpaths? I understood it was local councils that
> paid for this facility.
>
According to their Annual Report, £3.7 million. Another interesting
figure is a record £7 million on dredging. Its seems also that "new
legislation and environmental controls mean that is can now cost
£100 per digger bucket to lift and dispose of dredgings". All taken
from the Chief Executives Statement. Towards the end of his statement
he said "Customers and communities pay for the upkeep of the waterways
either directly or indirectly (through charges like license fees,
angling rents, property rents) or indirectly (through tax, both personal
and corporate"
Cheers..
--
Will Chapman
Save Our Waterways
www.SaveOurWaterways.org.uk
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