Surrey Lib Dems Highlight Budget Failings
The Liberal Democrats at Surrey County Council today opposed the ruling Conservative administration's budget proposals, criticising them as short term and lacking in foresight.
The Liberal Democrats at Surrey County Council today opposed the ruling Conservative administration's budget proposals, criticising them as short term and lacking in foresight.
At today's Full Council meeting at Surrey County Council, the Liberal Democrat group pushed through a call for urgent action to improve the County's highways drainage in the face of increased rainfall due to climate change.
The Liberal Democrat group on Surrey County Council (SCC) has submitted a motion to the next Full Council meeting on the 28 November urging the Council to review the way it delivers highway maintenance and calling for the resignation of the Conservative Executive Member.
Liberal Democrats on Surrey County Council have called on the County to protect the Emergency Planning service which is in deep trouble following resignations and departures that will see almost the entire team lost by the end of the year.
At a lengthy council meeting yesterday (Tuesday 17th), the Liberal Democrats on Surrey County Council once again raised their concerns about SCC's waste disposal policies.
At the County Council meeting today, Councillor Hazel Watson, Leader of the Liberal Democrats called for the Council to make its decisions in a more open, consultative and transparent way. In a debate the Conservative majority administration voted against the motion.