Somerset County Council elections postponed until 2022 as public consultation on unitary proposal begins somersetlive.co.uk - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from somersetlive.co.uk Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Have your say on controversial plans to create unitary council in Somerset
Somerset County Council has appealed to residents and businesses to get behind its controversial plans for a new model of local government which it claims would offer improved public services for all.
It comes as the Government has this week started a public consultation into changing the way local councils work in Somerset.
Four options are on the table: a system featuring an Eastern Somerset council and Western Somerset council (known as ‘Stronger Somerset’); a single council covering the whole of the country (‘One Somerset’); no change; or greater collaboration between existing councils.
SOMERSET County Council has approved its annual budget with minimal opposition – including a nearly five per cent rise in council tax. The full council met virtually on Wednesday morning (February 17) to approve both its revenue and capital spending for the next 12 months. The new budget promises additional funding for the day-to-day running of both children’s services and adult social care, as well as funding to combat the coronavirus pandemic and climate change. But the council has also committed funding to a number of big projects which will invest in the county’s future – including a number of major infrastructure improvements.
SOMERSET County Council has approved its annual budget with minimal opposition – including a nearly five per cent rise in council tax. The full council met virtually on Wednesday morning (February 17) to approve both its revenue and capital spending for the next 12 months. The new budget promises additional funding for the day-to-day running of both children’s services and adult social care, as well as funding to combat the coronavirus pandemic and climate change. But the council has also committed funding to a number of big projects which will invest in the county’s future – including a number of major infrastructure improvements.
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