Delivered by Sandra Dunn, Group Leader of the SpelthoRne Liberal Democrats As shown in the picture, this was the first virtual Council meeting and only Council Officers and the Mayor were present in the Chamber
Spelthorne Council was behaving outside of the spirit of the guidance Public Accounts Committee hear more evidence about excessive borrowing
It doesn't make sense Mr Robin Whiteman, the Chief Executive of the Chartered Institute of Public Finance Accountancy (CIPFA). has told the House of Commons Public Accounts Committee (PAC) that Spelthorne "has borrowed too much".
Spelthorne Liberal Democrats and their colleagues at Surrey County Council have been calling for some weeks for the Charlton Recycling Centre and others to reopen. This pressure has finally paid off as Surrey County Council, who manage the site, have announced a restricted reopening from Monday 11 May. Initially, only garden and landfill waste will be processed but it is hoped that a full service will be reinstated soon with accompanying social distancing measures in place at all times.
Despite the Council's policy of requiring 40% of new homes on major developments to be affordable, not a single unit will be for affordable housing Spelthorne Council have announced a major planning application to build 140 homes plus commercial office space at the site of the old BUPA building. Details of the announcement can be found here.
