This time Brighton and Hove council, in its infinite "wisdom", has decreed that two small ornamental fountains in a couple of sheltered housing schemes pose a risk of legionnaires' disease.
The council's solution?
Fill them in!
One fountain in Elwyn Jones Court in South Woodlands, London Road, Brighton was paid for out of the bingo winnings of one of the residents (Joyce Hutson) and installed by THE COUNCIL a year ago.
Now the council wants to fill it in, even though it was THE COUNCIL that installed it!
Elderly residents of Laburnum Grove sheltered complex in the Hollingdean area of Brighton were also told by the council that their fountain might have to be filled in.
Mrs Hutson has told The Argus that residents will sit around the fountain if the council tries to disconnect it.
The council said no decisions have been taken and that a report will be produced once risk assessments have been carried out.
The risk assessment will be carried out by someone with a clipboard ticking off all sorts of inane "what if?" scenarios, that have as much chance of occurring as the fountain being a source of ebola.
Oddly though, the council has also said the action only concerns water features in housing schemes and not public fountains.
Why is this odd?
Answer: because Brighton has at least one farking large fountain that, during the summer, spews water droplets (which can carry legionnaires' disease) all over the place.
Why isn't the council doing a risk assessment on its own fountains?
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Another very well-deserved award! Instead of getting rid of any fountains, it may well be argued that the residents of Brighton and Hove would be much better served if the council were got rid off!
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If this goes ahead, will the council reimburse Joyce Hudson with the money she paid for the fountain? No, I didn't think so! No doubt this will be retained to cover "administration" and/or "expenses"!
"The council said no decisions have been taken and that a report will be produced once risk assessments have been carried out."
In other words, the decision had already been made, but they didn't anticipate such adverse public reaction, and now they are trying to find some way to wriggle out of a mess of their own making!
"The risk assessment will be carried out by someone with a clipboard ticking off all sorts of inane "what if?" scenarios, that have as much chance of occurring as the fountain being a source of ebola."
By one of Nanny's bullying jobsworths, in other words!