Lib Dems’ boost for Pendle's public loos (From Lancashire Telegraph)
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Lib Dems’ boost for Pendle's public loos
8:10pm Wednesday 8th February 2012 in News
NO public toilets would be lost and charges would not be imposed for replacement wheelie bins in Pendle under a Liberal Democrat budget.
Lib Dem councillors have unveiled their financial plans early in the annual town hall finances tug-of-war.
Proposed charges for collecting bulky waste would not proceed and several community grants would be saved.
An extra £225,000 would be taken from council reserves to support the revisions, alongside £150,000 being made available through a staffing review and vacancies allowance.
Coun John David, Lib Dem leader, said: “Our proposals avoid devastating cuts to services by working even harder to find efficiency savings.”
He wants talks with council leader Coun Mike Blomeley and Labour’s Coun Mohammed Iqbal before the budget is set.
Labour and the Tories have declined to reveal their plans at present.
No party is in overall control in Pendle but Conservatives run the authority.
Izanears says...
10:35am Thu 9 Feb 12
Coun John David, Lib Dem leader, said: “Our proposals avoid devastating cuts to services by working even harder to find efficiency savings.”
I cannot help but wonder where these savings are going to come from.
Many services etc are not just cut to the bone, they are deep into the marrow.