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Labour councillor Bernard Atha asked for an update on the Royal Park Community Consortium's bid to take over the former Royal Park Primary School in Hyde Park.

Liberal Democrat leader Richard Brett said that he and joint council leader Andrew Carter had had positive discussions with community activists over their bid to take over the abandoned school.

"The consortium are a much stronger group than they were when I first met them a year ago. I'm very hopeful we will be able to resolve the situation to everyone's satisfaction."

Brett wouldn't agree or disagree to Atha's suggestion that the squatters who occupied the building late last year to highlight its neglect should not be charged £3,000 legal costs by the council.

He said squatting in abandoned buildings was dangerous, and that waiving costs could set a precedent.

Atha's white paper motion asking for costs to be waived was defeated by a non-commital amendment by Brett which noted the request over costs and outlined support for the principle of community asset transfer.

Source http://www.guardian.co.uk/leeds/2010/apr/21/council-roundup-wetherby-trade-royal-par-city-of-leeds

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