I had a feeling that it was jappetiden 20 years after jappetiden, ” says a consultant. He got both the massage and the town’s small streets at the taxpayers ‘ expense. More about him later.

This is the story of how it mostly went wrong, when the Rogaland county council should make North Jærens most attractive residential area on the Dale in Sandnes, told through the extensive work of Aftenbladets journalists.