Out and about in Rush By Oscar Fingal
On his travels around Rush, Oscar Fingal noticed that four previously derelict houses on the main street had all received a very welcome coat of paint, shiny new doors, replacement windows, and a couple were even sporting beautiful displays of flowers. Oscar likes to think he knows everything that ’ s happening around the town, and he was surprised at how well these houses were looking, considering he didn ’ t even know they had been occupied after many years of decay. So he decided to knock on one of the doors to congratulate the owner. It was only then that he copped on ! All the windows, doors and flowers were actually computer generated images, made to fit the openings, and they had been attached to the wooden panels covering the old windows and doors. The effect is extremely realistic, and while we wait for the properties to be redeveloped, anyone passing along the main street who was not aware of what had been done would almost certainly just assume that they were well maintained, occupied houses, except of course for the house that is missing it ’ s roof.
A number of readers contacted Rush Times to draw our attention to the work that had been done, and asked us to congratulate those responsible, and we are more than happy to comply with his request, but remember that
the work done was commissioned by the developer of the site, Rushbury Properties. We understand that although the appearance of the site is a vast improvement, it changes nothing as far as being on the Derelict Site Register is concerned, with an annual 7% levy accruing on the full value of the site till the site is cleared and works begin. We did attempt to find out exactly who is the beneficial owner of Rushbury Properties, but to our inexperienced eyes there seemed to be a complicated network of companies owned by other companies, and as these sites have seemingly become a permanent eyesore in the town, we would love to know whether any of the “ Captains of Commerce ” in Rush is involved. Can anyone throw any light on this little mystery ?
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