General Discussion
The town council are funding (from the Sainsbury money) an Exeter based consultancy to look into how to get extra funding. Nothing will happen until it is known whether or not extra funding is available and, if so, how much.
City of London Police ’s response to the funding challenge https://www.justiceinspectorates.gov.uk/hmicfrs/media/ city -of... so have focused on reducing this expenditure in order to cut costs.1 The City of London Police is no exception. ... City of London Police ’s response to the funding ... City of London Police budget cuts allow money launderers ... ...
It isn't rate payers money! It is money that has come from developers. Part of the planning agreement for Sainsbury's to be built was that it should give an amount of money (£200,000 I think it was) for use in the town centre. This money has to be spent within 10 years of the commencement of the building of Sainsbury's. So we are looking at it being spent by 2021/2022. If the money isn't spend ...
Just to be clear with regard to the stance taken by our local council (by which I take it you mean Dawlish Town Council). Although no recorded vote was taken at the time, I understand that support for having a playpark on the lawn was not unanimous. In other words, some of our town councillors voted against.
From what I understand there is a lack of police resources throughout the country. That is due to financial cutbacks. So long response times/no response at all etc is not the fault of the police.
The article in the paper mentions other Cllrs who have resigned during 2017 including Linda and John Petherick who "resigned in April following an alleged dispute with a fellow councillor". Remember these threads? http://www.dawlish.com/thread/details/45560 http://www.dawlish.com/thread/details/45506 http://www.dawlish.com/thread/details/45520
see bottom page 2 today's Gazette. 750 persons have now signed petition against having a children's playpark on the lawn.
This is an agenda item for TDC's Executive meeting to held on Tuesday 5th December. Agenda item 10 https://www.teignbridge.gov.uk/media/6132/2017-december-5-agenda.pdf
see page 2 of today's Gazette.
Missed it. What was it.
