Liberal Democrat councillors call for review of County Council properties

Liberal Democrat councillors are calling for a review of East Sussex County Council’s properties, including County Hall and Westfield House.  Cllr Carolyn Lambert explains: “Since Covid, it has become increasingly obvious that both County Hall and Westfield House are underused assets.  St Anne’s School in Lewes also remains empty a number of years after it has closed.  This is unacceptable. With the pressure on the County Council’s budgets, it is essential that a review of all the County Council’s assets is carried out with a view to either disposing or re-purposing them.  We need homes for people and these assets could offer a cost effective solution for providing affordable housing.

"I welcome the fact that the Lead Member appears to have listened to our arguments which we first put forward in our budget amendment this year, but it is disappointing that, despite their claims that they want to work jointly with others to find a solution, they have refused my request for a cross party working group to assist with this.”