[Ken Moss]

Originally Posted by gynn

Okay, so let's sum up the suggestions put forward so far on Accy Web to meet the Council's savings target:-

a) Stop the lunchtime butties, saving , say, £5,000 a year,
b) Pay the illustrious Leader zilch, saving £43,000 a year,
c) Pawn the Leaders Medal, getting, say £50?, (is there VAT on that????)
d) Abolish Christmas in Hyndburn, saving £9,000,
e) Don't employ celebrity chefs, saving another £9,000,
f) BUT Reopen Peel Street Toilets, costing £10,000

A grand NET total of £56,050.

Job Done, and Everybody Happy.

Hold on, though. There is the little matter of a further £2,543,950 to be saved THIS YEAR alone, plus more next year.

Thinking Caps on again, it seems!

With thanks to a gentleman who is well acquainted with just how 'simple' it is.

Although I take your point, the rub comes from a council which is crying blue murder at the cuts being brought about and yet spending untold thousands on public events and private luxuries.

I have another list of spending by The Leader of the Council which I haven't been given the go ahead to release yet and whilst it isn't much in itself in the wider scheme of things it smacks on every level of being out of touch with how people feel.

I have several questions to be submitted to full council regarding spending, keep watching.