Total pages in book: 95
Estimated words: 92668 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 463(@200wpm)___ 371(@250wpm)___ 309(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 92668 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 463(@200wpm)___ 371(@250wpm)___ 309(@300wpm)
Many welcome Mr Tierney’s investment in the area. Born and raised close to Fox Point, Tierney told the Fox Point Post that it “would be an honour to invest in a community that has been so close to my heart for my entire life.” His business partner, Alan Sumpter, declined to comment.
Those welcoming the Tierney bid are vocal supporters of more housing being built locally. The local economy is booming thanks to Fox Point being named a Top 10 UK Staycation Spot for the fourth year running, and they believe a large, new housing estate complete with a public playground would entice business owners and entrepreneurs to the area on a more permanent basis.
On the other side are the supporters of the Whitmarsh Holiday Park Group. Their belief is that the town should invest in tourism rather than residency. Hotels, bed and breakfasts, and local holiday parks are booking out at a rate of knots, with several businesses no longer operating thanks to higher running costs. Some places, like the notable and once-popular The Ivy Bed and Breakfast by the dunes, have been closed for years.
Guy Quinn is one of the leaders of the committee and is vocally against selling the land to Tierney Construction Ltd, backing Whitmarsh Holiday Parks’ bid for the land.
“Tierney Construction isn’t the kind of business we want investing in Fox Point,” Mr Quinn told us. “You only have to do a quick search to see that his construction company might as well be building houses out of LEGO—buyers are reporting foundation issues, plumbing problems, and that’s just the tip of the iceberg. Fox Point is a historic community, being a seaside favourite for Britons since the Victorian times, and we should not be encouraging such shoddy investment in our town.”
Ouch.
Tell us how you really feel, Mr Quinn.
Indeed, Mr Quinn isn’t wrong. At the time of writing, there are six active lawsuits open against Tierney Construction Ltd, including one brought by a conveyancing company. Goodhart Conveyancing in Newquay, Cornwall, allege that Mr Tierney’s company failed to pay their fees when they carried out survey work on one of their new estates and found numerous serious issues that would have caused buyers to back out.
Robert Goodhart, owner, declined to discuss the case when we reached out, stating only that he “could not comment on an open legal matter,” but that he would “be happy to discuss when the process is over.”
The houses his company deemed not up to standard were later sold.
Sources close to Tierney Construction tell us that Guy Quinn should not be on the committee. Mr Quinn’s sister was married to Mr Tierney some twenty years ago, before Mr Tierney married his second wife, Stephanie.
Well, well, well.
That was a turn up for the books, wasn’t it now?
Susanna Tierney, nee Quinn, passed away after a tragic accident on one of the Tierney building sites. She was directing rubble to be cleared when the controls failed on one of the trucks being driven by her husband, flipping the bed, and burying her under the rubble.
Holy.
Shit.
By the time Mrs Tierney was rescued, she was unfortunately already dead. After an exhaustive investigation spanning two and a half years, Mr Tierney was declared innocent of any wrongdoing. The investigation showed faults within the truck that caused the freak accident. The Fox Point Post believes a substantial settlement was paid to Mr Tierney from the company who made the truck.
A Tierney Construction worker tells us, “Guy Quinn shouldn’t be involved in this. It’s sad what happened to his sister, but he’s convinced Declan had something to do with it. He doesn’t care about Fox Point; he just wants to hurt Declan.”
Someone close to the Quinn family told us that was nonsense. “Guy, along with the rest of his family, accepted the outcome of the investigation into Susanna’s death,” said the family friend, who requested to remain anonymous. “Guy is simply doing his job, and part of that job is to make sure the development is what’s best for Fox Point. He’s not the only one who doesn’t think another housing estate is right for the town.”
Indeed, in a poll on our website last week, we asked residents of Fox Point to have their say in what they thought was the best option for the site. Twelve percent agreed a housing estate was the right choice, fourteen percent opted for another holiday park, and a whopping seventy-four percent opted for ‘I don’t know,’ suggesting those who actually live here don’t want either of the options on the table.
And we can hardly blame them.
CHAPTER TWELVE
Woah.
That… was a lot.
No wonder Guy Quinn came to blows with Declan Tierney. Freak accidents happened, but that’s the kind of thing you never really got over. I had to agree with the person who thought it was wrong that Guy was on the committee if Declan was involved, though.