article_snippet: It’s a lot of money to lavish on people who travel around.
article_snippet: Another local said: ‘Don’t think I’ll bother paying to go to Center Parcs or Butlins any more!
article_snippet: The build, by Elim Housing, cost £1.62million – with £870,000 of council cash and £750,000 from central government.
article_snippet: Allan Perrin said: ‘It is a vast improvement but the question is could It have been done cheaper?’
article_snippet: It’s absolutely beautiful, however, is this the best use of taxpayers’ money?
article_snippet: When we first had meetings around this, costs were estimated at over £2million.
article_snippet: and it would have been cheaper to let the travellers build the travellers own housing.
article_snippet: Residents of Carrswood View will pay £105 a week rent and £963.40 a year council tax, with 11 applicants hoping to move in next month.
highlights_snippet: Carrswood View is the most expensive travellers' site to be built in Britain - the next most costly came in at £1.3m .
  