Councillor Colin Martin has today announced via his Facebook that funding is secured. However his political rival says it’s not quite accurate.
“It's official: Lostwithiel is getting a BRAND NEW FOOTBRIDGE!! “
Local election rival Tim Hughes puts some facts into perspective
“For anyone who is interested, this is the latest briefing document from the partnership hoping to deliver a footbridge at Lostwithiel Station. In the interests of accuracy, the sentence used is 'Network Rail are committed to finding the full funding for the scheme'. In the real world, there is a huge gap between finding the full funding and getting the cheque book out. With the design yet to be finalised, it is impossible to put a price to the contract. Having been with this project from it's inception 8 years ago, I am confident that it will go ahead, but would hate for people to gain the impression that the Magic Money tree is bearing fruit in the run up to local Council elections.”
Posts are in Facebook group Lost voice: community notice board & discussion group for Lostwithiel area
https://www.facebook.com/groups/lostvoice/?ref=share