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I notice that RBWM have recently boasted about having LOW Poll Tax levels. How much more expensive would it be to employ sufficient numbers of Bin Men (Waste Disposal Operatives) to allow bins to be ... Show more »I notice that RBWM have recently boasted about having LOW Poll Tax levels. How much more expensive would it be to employ sufficient numbers of Bin Men (Waste Disposal Operatives) to allow bins to be collected more than every four weeks when it snows? Add on the cost of employing people to clear the roads properly. Would decent civic services appall the right wing of his party? You know who they are - all those unpatriotic Tories who are trying to "break" society by not contributing to it through fair taxes. Show less »
Submitted by: esp | 2 votes for this..
0 comments | Topic: Local Issues |
As Chief Executive I am not part of a political party. Councils are led by Elected Members who are part of political parties. My team and I support all members, but follow the policies set by the ruling... Show more »As Chief Executive I am not part of a political party. Councils are led by Elected Members who are part of political parties. My team and I support all members, but follow the policies set by the ruling administration. We have enough bin men to empty the bins every week – this is done via our contractor Veolia. However during the snow there were some days when the bin lorries could not collect waste, either because running a 20 tonne truck down an icy, narrow residential street was dangerous, or because abandoned cars blocked the road. It would be worth noting that the Veolia team helped us in a number of ways, including running trucks to Cheshire to collect additional salt supplies, or gritting footpaths, etc. Show less »
Why does the council want to run the fire service? If it is just a matter of funding to keep the station open at night, can't the council just pay whatever is necessary?
Submitted by: DawnChorus | 2 votes for this..
1 comment | Topic: Local Issues |
We are talking to the Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service about the future of the Fire Station. One of the things on the table is, as you say, “just paying” for the service. However this will be... Show more »We are talking to the Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service about the future of the Fire Station. One of the things on the table is, as you say, “just paying” for the service. However this will be an additional call on council tax. There is a risk that the price keeps going up year on year. Therefore running the service directly gives us more control in the long term. Running it directly means we can integrate it into the day to day business of the council and make some efficiency savings in areas like IT, payroll, etc. As you will appreciate there is no simple answer to the problem, but we are trying to negotiate a solution to save the night time cover in Windsor. Show less »
Hi Ian. Local people are being asked their opinion on what to spend £500,000 on- if this is successful will even bigger expenditure be assigned to participatory budgeting next year?
Submitted by: Londontowner | 2 votes for this..
We have announced our plans for Participatory Budgeting for this year which gives residents a chance to comment on some capital expenditure, and also allows us to gauge reaction. We will learn... Show more » We have announced our plans for Participatory Budgeting for this year which gives residents a chance to comment on some capital expenditure, and also allows us to gauge reaction. We will learn lessons from this year’s exercise and aim to expand it next year. We have debated long and hard how best to carry out the exercise. Local government finances are complex and there are a number of things which we have to do that don’t have a high public profile but are nonetheless essential. These include such things such as safeguarding people from abuse, carrying out regulatory functions, etc. It was important to us to ensure that the exercise we carry out gives people the opportunity to make informed choices that don’t set off one group or geographic area against another. We hope this year gives people some sensible choices that they feel they can make informed contributions and would really welcome feedback on how we can improve this to broaden participation in future years. Thank you Show less »
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