MAY I correct the story 'Power to the people with seven new assemblies' (July Telegraph, July 18)
The article announces that the existing Area Panels 'are each being allocated £50,000 to spend on 'parks, libraries and street cleaning'.
I am afraid that this is not quite the case. The new Lib Dem Council has offered to each Area Panel the oppo
rtunity to move around up to £50,000 of services which are already being provided in the area.
So, for example, a local community might want extra dog bins, another street sweeper or extra library opening hours – that's fine, but they will have to decide to cut something which is currently being provided in order to pay for it.
A good idea maybe, but rather misleading to suggest it is additional money!
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