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[31 OCT 00] RUGBY BOROUGH COUNCIL NEWS
Rugby Tower Block Rumours Demolished
By ANTONY HOPKER

Council bosses in Rugby have scotched rumours that five tower blocks in the town are to be demolished.

They say they are mystified about gossip that Biart Place and Rounds Gardens are to be razed to the ground.

Millions of pounds have been spent in recent years on improving the 300 flats, and a £500,000 concierge scheme in Rounds Gardens is currently being installed.

But rumours have been circulating the town that the flats, which make up around ten per cent of the council’s housing stock, are to be bulldozed.

Cllr Chris Holman, cabinet member (Housing and Environment), said:

“These rumours are simply untrue. The council has dedicated a great deal of time and resources to improve the quality of life of tenants at these two communities. They are safer and more secure than ever before.

“At Biart Place a 24-hour concierge scheme has been in place for more than 18 months with CCTV and high-security door entry systems.

“Improvements to the site’s car parking areas has reduced vandalism and anti-social behaviour.

“Similar improvements are in the process of being introduced at Rounds Gardens.”

Paul Barnes, Head of Housing Management, said the rumours had been picked up from people looking for council houses.

He said some people had turned down a flat in the 1960s flats because they believed they were shortly to be demolished.
 
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