Surrey County Council are consulting on their flood risk strategy and you have until 31st March 2012 to respond. You can do this by filling in their survey that can be found on their web site.
Many of Spelthorne's residents live close to the Thames and it is important that Surrey get the strategy right so that the risk of future flood damage is minimised.
The former Police college site on Green Street in Lower Sunbury is the subject of a major planning application from Linden Homes. The application seeks permission to build 49 new homes on this landmark site overlooking the Thames and on the edge of the Lower Sunbury conservation area.
It would be unreasonable to argue that the site should not be redeveloped, but it is vital that it is done sensitively and improves the locality. It is not enough to say that the police college is unsightly, whatever replaces it should enhance the area and respect the local architecture and spacial layout.
The Tory Secretary of State for Local Government, Eric Pickles, has criticised Councils for increases in Council tax for the coming year. He spoke of the Councils having a "moral duty" to freeze the levy.
Mr Pickles was particularly critcal of Surrey County Council 2.99% rise saying "Surrey's failure to get to grips with their finances has led to this rise and quite frankly why should the public pay the price for their poor financial management?" An article in the Tory supporting Daily Telegraph said "Last week, a five-year planning document admitted that the previous Surrey council administration had led to costs that were "spiralling out of control".
Liberal Democrats on Surrey County Council are calling for action not words in repairing Surrey's roads.
Cllr Stephen Cooksey, the Liberal Democrat Transportation Spokesperson has tabled a written question to today's meeting of the County Council regarding failings in the new highways maintenance contract.
Liberal Democrats on Surrey County Council are calling for county councillors from all parties to support them in voting against the excessive 2.99% Council Tax rise being proposed by the Conservative Leader and Cabinet to the County Council budget setting meeting on Tuesday.
Cllr Hazel Watson, the Liberal Democrat Leader of the Opposition on Surrey County Council, says:
Liberal Democrats on Surrey County Council are calling for the Conservative administration to show restraint in increasing Council Tax in the 2012/13 Budget.
Cllr Hazel Watson, the Liberal Democrat Leader of the Opposition on Surrey County Council, says:
"The legacy of years of the Conservative administration at Surrey County Council, by their own admission, failing Surrey's residents means that they now have almost no choice but to increase Council Tax.
Following the announcement by the Conservative Leader of Surrey County Council that he is proposing a 2.99% rise in Council Tax, Liberal Democrats on Surrey County Council are demanding to know why councillors have been denied papers to properly scrutinise the proposals by the Conservative administration for the County's 2012/13 Budget.
Liberal Democrats on Surrey County Council are asking "Where is Conservative-run Surrey County Council's Budget?"
Liberal Democrat Leader of the Opposition Cllr Hazel Watson says: "With only three weeks to go until Surrey County Council's 2012/13 Budget setting meeting on 7 February, the Conservative administration has not yet even published a draft budget for consultation.
