TONIGHT - HAVE YOUR SAY ON THE BUDGET CUTS The leader of the Council, Peter Marland will be at The Olney Centre tonight between 6.30 and 8pm. Key proposals include: Savings of £4.1m over four years from Council support services through efficiencies and creating income from other public bodies. Savings of £2.3m over 4 years through streamlining processes reducing duplication and changing the way customers access services. A review of the way library services, children’s centres and youth provision are delivered through the Community and Cultural Services Review. Responding to a request from local stakeholders to invest in better and more parking facilities, requiring parking charges to be raised. Some revisions to bus subsidies and concessionary fares to be delivered with bus operators with the aim of saving £1.7m while minimising the impact on bus users wherever possible. Investing £1.3m to support people with learning disabilities and £1.4m for older people and people with physical disabilities. Investing £1.5m in protecting vulnerable children Continuing to invest £50m in improving the borough’s transport network. Plans to build 100 council homes to help residents that need a roof over their heads. Building eight new schools over the next five years and expanding many others, to ensure all children can access a school place. Building a residual waste treatment facility, to reduce the costs of disposing of waste and to reduce our environmental impact.
Posted on: Thu, 18 Dec 2014 12:01:09 +0000
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