Not content with just sitting arround and moaning about the council I took the step of using the Citizen Speak section to message all and sundry over this issue.

I have since had the pleasure of a message from Suzy Gale which said simply.

Roger has asked me to thank you for your email and to say that TDC have absolutely no responsibility for the Margate Library.

You will be aware that as Government funding has been cut for Kent, the KCC are now having to make some cuts themselves in services.

I was quite supprised when Cllr Chris Wells phoned me up to talk to me about this issue. He confirmed that a six figure sum of money was going to be spent on the library. He also informaed me that the plan had been (at time of proposal) focus on moving the entrence from outside the court to next to the council offices.

It was confirmed that a plan for four "one stop shop" advice points to be encluded in the lobby had also been included (along with an internet cafe).

He promised to look into the matter again to be sure this was the case.

Additionally I directed him to this website while we spoke and he read Cllr David Green's comment (copied from the site that broke the story). However his reaction was interesting.

Mr Green commented that:

"May I say, that I agree absolutely.
This scheme was cooked up between Cllr Ezekiel, leader of Thanet Council and the leadership of KCC. The money they used was so called 'second homes money' (money that KCC pocketed by removal of tax relief on second homes.
By using this, they avoided scrutiny at TDC of what they were up to."

However, and this is the point I find interesting the counciller I spoke to was sure Mr Green had voted affermitive on this issue.

I would now like to know, Cllr Green, what is going on.