An open post to our Councillors…

Ferret feels now is the time for thought and reflection.

When is enough, enough?

Tonight, as you are aware, you have been summoned to attend an extraordinary meeting of Hemsworth Town Council by Mr Jim Kenyon – Chair.

As the Court date grows increasingly near, you will be probably be asked to commit this community, and the people you represent to potentially the most expensive legal case in its history.

Please think very carefully before you vote tonight.

Ask yourselves: Win or Lose –

Do we need these extra facilities for football that is being driven by the Council Chair?

Can we afford to deliver them?

Can we afford to staff and maintain them?

Under the current Chair, Hemsworth Town Council Staffing costs have already increased by over £100000 pounds per year.

What are his real motives?

A genuine desire for even more facilities?

A continuation of a long outdated personal vendetta against Saul?

Or as is now openly speculated;

To destroy this communities’ assets ready for disposal to your colleagues?

Town Council spending is already out of control and unsustainable.

Election pledges broken:

When are you going to repay this community the £200000 that you promised?

When are you going to publicly apologise for the lies against the previous Council, that led to your election?

There is no sign of any of this, yet your Chair continues on, Floodlights for the Sandygate football fields, new stands, new car parks etc. a seemingly never-ending list.

All this from a man who has been a business disaster all his life and yet to date, you blindly follow him.

Ferret has no doubts, that Councillor Kenyon will have denied all knowledge of the disasters he has left behind him, always untrue, somebody else’s fault, not him, not his company and so on.

Ask him to produce the proof of his alleged “qualifications”, real certificates where the issuing body can be contacted to validate or otherwise.

Lies roll off his tongue day after day.

But you know in your hearts it’s all true, it is him.

Reports should be sent to all Councillors in a timely manner prior to all meetings to allow you time to absorb, research and reflect on the information contained within them.

If you haven’t already received the full information from Richard Buxton Solicitors for tonight’s meeting – Ask yourself – Why not?  

Tonight, you must ask to see the full solicitors’ advice, please don’t allow him to selectively read from it.

If necessary, seek an adjournment to thoroughly read and absorb its full implications.

Weigh up the full financial costs to this community, implications as said win or lose will potentially make this Council financially unviable.

Ferret is also aware of the Council’s intention to dispose of the Club Terrace allotment site in Fitzwilliam. This is already owned by Hemsworth Town Council, with full highway access and ready to develop.

Surely, if needed this could be developed?

Developed for all sports and just not football?

The costs already spent on this ongoing litigation would probably have paid already for this and for any improvements needed at existing facilities.

Remember our community covers 3 villages, all of which are entitled to a fair share of any investment.

Finally, please read for yourselves the legal advice in full, assess the realistic prospects of achieving success.

If those prospects are not realistic you could be held accountable, not just at election time, but in your own pockets.

Reckless spending of community money is a no go, ask yourselves one question:

Would the ordinary man or women on the street believe this or any of the spending currently occurring is acceptable?

If not, it may come back to bite you hard – Because this is the criteria you will ultimately be judged by in Court.

Finally, remember the risk is to you and your families, not Councillor Kenyon who has made sure any assets, if he has any, are not visible.