During the full Council meeting on Tuesday 23rd February, the Conservative group on the council proposed an amendment to the tabled budget proposals put forward.
This amendment was to remove the new charges for residents to dispose of Rubble, Plasterboard and other building materials.
Tim and Sarah chose to vote against a Conservative amendment that would have seen a further £71,000 of cuts to the budget in an area that has already been stripped to the bone by previous administrations, the proposal from the Conservative Councillors clearly stated “by identifying operational efficiency and agency staff cost savings” which would have resulted in job losses.
The pandemic and the lack of government financial support has left the councils finance in a perilous state.
To be able to fund additional street cleaning in Twerton and other outer areas of Bath, particular savings or increased revenue had to be implemented.
We have chosen this route to increase the councils revenue so we can increase street cleaning and also avoid any redundancies that I am sure like us, you would wish to avoid.
Tim and Sarah have both raised the issue of charging our residents that are already struggling and we have been assured by the Cabinet Member that he is seriously looking at alternative ways of dealing with this area.
We will be happy to confirm what has finally been agreed as soon as possible.
