Dr James Walsh
HUGELY unpopular proposals to close two of West Sussex County Council’s tips and bring in charges for DIY waste have been dropped.
The news was announced at a scrutiny committee meeting on Monday and are set to be finalised at a meeting of the cabinet next week.
The plans were announced as the council attempted to plug a multi-million pound gap in its budget and would have saved a total of £345,000 in 2021/22.
But Tony Kershaw, director of law, told the meeting that the provisional local government settlement – how much money authorities receive from central government – meant a number of proposed cuts could be dropped.