Why does it take ages for Mid Sussex District Council to implement its own council's decisions. In July 2008 the Council agreed to use the powers available to it under the Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Act, such as warnings and spot fines for those who allow dog fouling and loose dogs in public places, and issued a press release that it had now agreed to introduce these changes.
Lib Dem Leader Cllr David Kendall has welcomed the announcement made by Cllr Louise McKinlay regarding free car parking on a Saturday in all the town centre car parks up to the end of the year but says the news is long overdue and doesn't go far enough.
Kent Highways offer an on-line Highways fault and enquiry tracking service at http://www.kent.gov.uk/KHSFaults/ - by using the supplied reference number, you can now track the progress of faults and repairs online.
With the projected costs for the planned incinerator near Stewartby spiralling to far in excess of £1 billion, Bedford Borough Liberal Democrats are calling for the plans to be scrapped in favour of an environmentally superior method of dealing with waste.
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Jonathan Webber, Liberal Democrat campaigner in Park Ward has spoken out against a trend towards a 'budget airline' style of local government. According to national newspaper reports, Conservative controlled councils across England are stripping away essential services to be replaced by "opt-in" care provided by private organisations. The result is that some residents end up being charged for services that would formerly have been delivered by their local council.
