{"id":748,"date":"2009-06-09T10:04:45","date_gmt":"2009-06-09T10:04:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localenterprise.wordpress.com\/?p=748"},"modified":"2009-06-09T10:04:45","modified_gmt":"2009-06-09T10:04:45","slug":"an-enterprising-council","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/realisedevelopment.net\/index.php\/2009\/06\/09\/an-enterprising-council\/","title":{"rendered":"An Enterprising Council?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Leeds City Council is holding a<a href=\"http:\/\/www.leeds.gov.uk\/About_Leeds\/Places_to_visit\/Parks_and_gardens\/Parks_and_Countryside_Nursery.aspx\"> plant sale<\/a> this week-end to get rid of its surplus plants.<\/p>\n<p>At first site this a great example of an entrepreneurial council hopefully raising some cash from surplus production that might just reduce our council tax by a fraction.<\/p>\n<p>But on the other hand it is an example of a council leveraging enormous buying power and resources to take market share from local growers and no doubt business rate payers.<\/p>\n<p>Is a public plant sale the best route for a council to take or could they do something more productive?<\/p>\n<p>Suggestions?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Share this Post<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"sharepost\"><a href=\"mailto:?subject=&amp;body=http%3A%2F%2Flocalenterprise.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F06%2F09%2F%3Cspan+id%3D%22editable%2Dpost%2Dname%22+title%3D%22Click+to+edit+this+part+of+the+permalink%22%3Ean%2Denterprising%2Dcouncil%2F\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.picturesurf.org\/img\/shreml.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/share.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Flocalenterprise.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F06%2F09%2F%3Cspan+id%3D%22editable%2Dpost%2Dname%22+title%3D%22Click+to+edit+this+part+of+the+permalink%22%3Ean%2Denterprising%2Dcouncil%2F\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.picturesurf.org\/img\/shrfb.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/home?status=http%3A%2F%2Flocalenterprise.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F06%2F09%2F%3Cspan+id%3D%22editable%2Dpost%2Dname%22+title%3D%22Click+to+edit+this+part+of+the+permalink%22%3Ean%2Denterprising%2Dcouncil%2F\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.picturesurf.org\/img\/shrtwr.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/digg.com\/submit?url=http%3A%2F%2Flocalenterprise.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F06%2F09%2F%3Cspan+id%3D%22editable%2Dpost%2Dname%22+title%3D%22Click+to+edit+this+part+of+the+permalink%22%3Ean%2Denterprising%2Dcouncil%2F&amp;title=&amp;bodytext=&amp;media=&amp;topic=\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.picturesurf.org\/img\/shrdig.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/delicious.com\/save?v=5&amp;noui&amp;jump=close&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Flocalenterprise.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F06%2F09%2F%3Cspan+id%3D%22editable%2Dpost%2Dname%22+title%3D%22Click+to+edit+this+part+of+the+permalink%22%3Ean%2Denterprising%2Dcouncil%2F&amp;title=\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.picturesurf.org\/img\/shrdel.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"SPOSTARBUST-Related-Posts\"><ul class=\"entry-meta\"><li class=\"SPOSTARBUST-Related-Post\"><a title=\"Olympic Gold &#8211; It all starts with a dream&#8230;.\" href=\"http:\/\/realisedevelopment.net\/index.php\/2012\/08\/10\/olympic-gold-it-all-starts-with-a-dream\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Olympic Gold &#8211; It all starts with a dream&#8230;.<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"SPOSTARBUST-Related-Post\"><a title=\"An imaginary open letter: To those who would &#8216;engage&#8217; us&#8230;\" href=\"http:\/\/realisedevelopment.net\/index.php\/2012\/08\/09\/an-imaginary-open-letter-to-those-who-would-engage-us\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">An imaginary open letter: To those who would &#8216;engage&#8217; us&#8230;<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"SPOSTARBUST-Related-Post\"><a title=\"Some thoughts on Best City outcomes\" href=\"http:\/\/realisedevelopment.net\/index.php\/2012\/07\/05\/some-thoughts-on-best-city-outcomes\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Some thoughts on Best City outcomes<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"SPOSTARBUST-Related-Post\"><a title=\"Some Barriers to Engagement\" href=\"http:\/\/realisedevelopment.net\/index.php\/2012\/06\/13\/some-barriers-to-engagement\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Some Barriers to Engagement<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"SPOSTARBUST-Related-Post\"><a title=\"Getting to Grips with Social Finance &#8211; FREE TRAINING\" href=\"http:\/\/realisedevelopment.net\/index.php\/2012\/06\/12\/getting-to-grips-with-social-finance-free-training\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Getting to Grips with Social Finance &#8211; FREE TRAINING<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Leeds City Council is holding a plant sale this week-end to get rid of its surplus plants. At first site this a great example of an entrepreneurial council hopefully raising some cash from surplus production that might just reduce our council tax by a fraction. 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