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| Leader sorry over slippery floors | Leader sorry over slippery floors |
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| A council leader says he "carries the can" for a failed £300,000 legal battle over slippery leisure centre floors. | |
| New Forest District Council spent £10,000 renewing floors at sports halls in Ringwood, Totton and Dibden Purlieu in 2004, but soon had complaints. | New Forest District Council spent £10,000 renewing floors at sports halls in Ringwood, Totton and Dibden Purlieu in 2004, but soon had complaints. |
| Taxpayers' money was used taking the flooring firm to court when the real problem was cleaners using the wrong sort of wax. | Taxpayers' money was used taking the flooring firm to court when the real problem was cleaners using the wrong sort of wax. |
| Members heard the results of an inquiry on Friday and vowed to "learn lessons". | Members heard the results of an inquiry on Friday and vowed to "learn lessons". |
| Councillors agreed a number of recommendations to prevent any similar cases happening in the future. | Councillors agreed a number of recommendations to prevent any similar cases happening in the future. |
| Council leader Barry Rickman said: "I carry the can for that, I am the leader. | Council leader Barry Rickman said: "I carry the can for that, I am the leader. |
| Council leader Barry Rickman apologises over the slippery floors fiasco | Council leader Barry Rickman apologises over the slippery floors fiasco |
| "I deeply regret the whole issue and apologise to the rate payers of the New Forest. | "I deeply regret the whole issue and apologise to the rate payers of the New Forest. |
| "I hope that lessons are learnt out of this whole process which is why I wanted the level of review that we had today." | "I hope that lessons are learnt out of this whole process which is why I wanted the level of review that we had today." |
| People began to complain about the slippery floors as soon as they were laid in 2004, prompting the council to close all three leisure centres. | People began to complain about the slippery floors as soon as they were laid in 2004, prompting the council to close all three leisure centres. |
| It brought in a new company to replace the floors, but the council's lawyers wanted compensation. | It brought in a new company to replace the floors, but the council's lawyers wanted compensation. |
| David Yates, chief executive of New Forest District Council, said the figure spent would not cause council tax in the district to rise. | David Yates, chief executive of New Forest District Council, said the figure spent would not cause council tax in the district to rise. |
| The council has an overall annual budget of £23m. | The council has an overall annual budget of £23m. |