Salford council stepped in to help Salford Red Devils and Swinton Lions
Salford council is owed nearly £2m after dishing out financial support to the city's rugby clubs, a freedom of information request has revealed.
Salford council recently finalised a deal to buy the remaining half of Salford Community Stadium from Peel, in a purchase said by Mayor Paul Dennett to cost around £2m. 'Taxpayers need to know how much this is costing us' Coun Robin Garrido, leader of Salford Conservatives, claimed the expected losses after buying the stadium have not been made public and are kept in a confidential report about the purchase. The Manchester Evening News asked Salford council to confirm if any losses would be made after the stadium deal.
"How do we say to any club 'no sorry we can't?' The whole thing does not make sense. We've put ourselves in an extremely difficult position. I really think the city mayor should have thought this out a bit more. Council taxpayers need to know each year how much this is costing us." He added: "Taking ownership also means local, democratic control over the development of the surrounding land, ensuring the regeneration of a strategic site of our city maximises social value, and good jobs and opportunities that ultimately benefit the local community.
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