The States have agreed to sell the property – along with six others – to fund the refurbishment of Clos du Roncier in Grouville.
But Deputy de Faye says that selling the property, which is at the western end of the Railway Walk, would be a waste of a tremendous public asset.
He says it could be a visitors’ centre, contain holiday let apartments, house a photographic archive of the old railway network and be a collection and drop-off point for tourists to hire bicycles for tours around the west of the Island.
His suggestions have been dismissed by Housing president Deputy Terry Le Main, whose committee won States approval to sell off the property to help fund much-needed refurbishment at Clos du Roncier several months ago.
In an e-mail to all States Members trying to drum up support for his plans Deputy de Faye wrote: ‘The potential in such a spectacularly positioned building is very clear.
So why, in that case, are the States so determined to ensure that this unique property is now destined to fall into the hands of a private developer or individual?
