Melvyn Caplan

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Melvyn Caplan is a British Conservative politician. He has been a councillor for Little Venice since 1990.{{cite web|url=https://committees.westminster.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=107|title=Councillor details Melvyn Caplan|access-date=12 August 2021|website=City of Westminster|archive-url=https://archive.today/20220108085339/https://committees.westminster.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=107|archive-date=8 January 2022|url-status=live}} He was the leader of Westminster City Council from 1995 to 2000. Until his resignation in 2021, he was the Deputy Leader of the council and Cabinet Member for Finance, Property and Regeneration.{{cite web|url=https://www.westminsterconservatives.com/people/melvyn-caplan|title=Conservative Group Melvyn Caplan|access-date=12 August 2021|website=City of Westminster Conservative Group|archive-url=https://archive.today/20220420171226/https://www.westminsterconservatives.com/people/melvyn-caplan|archive-date=20 April 2022|url-status=live}}

Marble Arch Mound

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In February 2021, it was announced that Westminster City Council were constructing a temporary landmark called Marble Arch Mound with Caplan being the project's lead,{{cite web|url=https://www.mylondon.news/news/west-london-news/deputy-leader-westminster-city-council-21300104|title=Deputy council leader steps down after Marble Arch Mound costs spiral to £6 million|website=MyLondon|date=13 August 2021 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220420173331/https://www.mylondon.news/news/west-london-news/deputy-leader-westminster-city-council-21300104|archive-date=20 April 2022|url-status=live}} as part of a plan to revitalise Oxford Street after the closure of several large retailers during the COVID-19 pandemic.{{cite web|url=https://londonnewsonline.co.uk/council-chief-confident-oxford-street-will-be-brought-back-from-the-dead/|title=Council chief confident Oxford Street will be 'brought back from the dead'|website=London News Online|date=26 February 2021|archive-url=https://archive.today/20220420172042/https://londonnewsonline.co.uk/council-chief-confident-oxford-street-will-be-brought-back-from-the-dead/|archive-date=20 April 2022|url-status=live}}

In August 2021, Caplan resigned as Deputy Leader of Westminster City Council after the cost of Marble Arch Mound had risen to £6 million.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-58197626|title=Marble Arch Mound: Deputy leader resigns amid spiralling costs|work=BBC News |date=13 August 2021 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210813100216/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-58197626|archive-date=13 August 2021|url-status=live}} Westminster City Council leader Rachael Robathan announced the instigation of an internal review "to understand what went wrong and ensure it never happens again".{{cite web|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/marble-arch-mound-westminster-city-council-deputy-melvyn-caplan-resigns-b950461.html|title=The £6m Marble Arch mound farce: Boss quits as cost doubles|website=Evening Standard|date=13 August 2021 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210813074743/https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/marble-arch-mound-westminster-city-council-deputy-melvyn-caplan-resigns-b950461.html|archive-date=13 August 2021|url-status=live}}

References

Category:Conservative Party (UK) councillors

Category:Councillors in the City of Westminster

Category:Politicians from the City of Westminster

Category:Living people

Category:Year of birth missing (living people)