“The financial advice we are getting at the minute is that we could borrow as much as £5m”

Not sure what to make of the opening line from this BBC report

Councillors in Londonderry have voted to ask the local authority to take over the project to redevelop the Brandywell stadium.

Who exactly are they asking? Apparently, after the “bit of a ruck” Mick noted, they’ve decided that Brandywell Properties, who manage the site’s development on behalf of the Council, aren’t making sufficient progress. Still, after the wonderful job the Council made of managing City of Derry Airport, what could go wrong?

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