RA Councillors vote themselves a pay rise.
At last Tuesday's otherwise uneventful meeting of Epsom & Ewell Borough Council, the ruling group of RA councillors voted through an increase in their own allowances.
At last Tuesday's otherwise uneventful meeting of Epsom & Ewell Borough Council, the ruling group of RA councillors voted through an increase in their own allowances.
There have been reports from local residents of dogs not being kept under proper control on Epsom Common.
Presenting the Liberal Democrat response to the 2% increase in Council Tax proposed by Residents Association councillors at this year's budget meeting of the borough council, Cllr Alison Kelly the main opposition spokesperson
Epsom Station has undergone a redevelopment over the past 2 years. Works will soon be completed and Surrey County Council needs to allocate road space in Station Approach to meet the needs of the different users. This includes buses, "Hackney Carriages" (Taxis) and loading facilities for businesses and residents.
Consultation on SCC's controversial plans to halve the number of fire engines at Epsom Fire Station has been extended to 4 March 2013.
The owners of a cat in the College Road area are lucky their cat survived. Found wandering with the device attached to its leg, they were horrified to discover that an illegal gin trap was the cause of serious damage.
Responding to the publication of Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services report into Surrey Fire and Rescue, Cllr Chris Botten, Leader of the Liberal Democrat Group at Surrey County Council said:
Liberal Democrat County Councillors in Surrey have today voted against proposals put forward by the Independent Remuneration Panel (IRP). The report published by the IRP recommended that a Special Responsibility Allowance (SRA) of £10,000 be allocated to Deputy Cabinet Members, a set of roles only introduced to Surrey County Council in May this year.
"Things fall apart- the centre cannot hold
Parking charges of £1.30 per hour, with a maximum charge of £5.00 per day, were introduced in the car parks on Surrey County Council's Countryside Estate, including those at Norbury Park, on 6 August 2018 despite significant opposition from local residents. Previously there was no charge.
Liberal Democrat county councillors in Surrey have criticised the ruling Conservative administration for recruiting a new "Business Manager" post, on a salary of more than £43,000, when at the same time planning hundreds of staff redundancies and millions of pounds of cuts to front line services.
Liberal Democrat county councillors are calling for Surrey County Council to make urgent financial preparations following a recent judgement in Bristol in which a group of parents successfully challenged Bristol City Council's decision to make deep cuts in special educational needs (SEND) provision. Parents in Surrey have launched a similar judicial review challenging the County Council on cuts to its SEND budget of £21m, which will be heard in October this year.