NELC bosses move out of Grimsby's Municipal Offices to save money
COUNCIL bosses are today moving out of Grimsby's Municipal Offices in the next stage of the authority's plan to save £1 million a year in accommodation costs.
Senior councillors, officers and other staff will be temporarily moving to the Knoll in Cleethorpes, while the remaining employees will relocate to other council premises across the borough.
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NEW BASE: Chief executive of North East Lincolnshire Council Tony Hunter, left, council leader Chris Shaw, and deputy leader Mick Burnett, right, outside the Knoll in Cleethorpes where they have moved to, allowing renovation work to increase the capacity of the Municipal Offices, in Grimsby, inset, to be carried out. Picture: Jon Corken
The refurbishment will see the creation of an open-plan working environment, increasing the capacity of the building from 131 to about 338 staff (excluding customer access areas).
The changes will allow the council to concentrate its workers in the Municipal Offices – one of two town centre "hubs" along with the Civic Offices in Cleethorpes.
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Work is expected to begin once the building is vacated by the end of March, and should be completed by early next year.
The customer access point on the ground floor will remain open, but there could be some changes to the current opening times.
It will enable the council to come out of a number of leased properties, including:
Freeman House, in Freeman Street, Grimsby.
Thrunscoe Centre Offices, in Highgate, Cleethorpes
St James' House, in St James' Square, Grimsby.
Melbourne House, in Town Hall Square, Grimsby.
It follows a pilot scheme, completed in January last year, which increased the capacity of the Civic Offices from 250 to 323 staff.
As part of that pilot, the following buildings were vacated:
43 Freeman Street, Grimsby (an annual saving of £15,096).
1 Town Hall Square, Grimsby (£73,550).
Unit 8/9 Acorn Business Park, Moss Road, Grimsby (£101,693).
Unit 1 Acorn Business Park (£ 55,380).
Education Development Centre, Heneage Road, Grimsby (£73,326).
Keep reading your Grimsby Telegraph for updates and changes to opening hours.
3 Comments
by havntone
Monday, February 04 2013, 2:06PM
“Stick the three of them on top of Ross Castle, without any covering, they would have a marvellous view of the domain they dont care about.”
by Horace1956
Monday, February 04 2013, 12:11PM
“Not sure about the three wisemen statement when the last few decisions concerning Scartho baths and the Lower Kingsway gardens has created ill feeling within the community in which they allegedly serve.
Surely wisemen LISTEN, DIGEST THE FACTS and then make the best appropriate decision based on sound evidence and public weight of support.
Clearly this has not happened on either case. PLEASE, listen to the electorate and also hold back on destroying what is left of the lower Kingsway, Cleethorpes.”
by Brutto
Monday, February 04 2013, 10:15AM
“The Three Wisemen featuring Tony 'Iceland' Hunter.”