 The garden was designed by Samuel Curtis |
A Jersey deputy is proposing that taxpayers' money should not be given to help restore La Chaire Gardens without States approval. Jersey Tourism has already greed to give the restoration project �83,000 to form a business plan and set up a trust.
St John Deputy Phil Rondel says he is concerned about how much may be needed to get the project off the ground.
The Economic Development Committee is responsible for the matter, but in the States earlier this week its vice president could not give a categorical assurance that the issue would come to the assembly for discussion.
The gardens recently featured on national television and the team behind the restoration project claim it will attract tourists to the island.
But Deputy Rondel says he is doubtful about the benefits the project may have for the island.
The gardens were created in the 19th Century by Victorian plant enthusiast Samuel Curtis.
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