Following the successful introduction and operation of a new road sweeper this autumn, Trowbridge Town Council will soon be considering their budgets for 2020. As part of that process, and in the longer term, the Town Council will be asked to take over more services and facilities from Wiltshire Council, and will accordingly need to make provision for them. Included will be The Down Cemetery, litter bins, the recreation grounds at Stallards, Seymour and Elm Grove: Paxcroft Brook open space and Biss Meadows and a number of the town’s other green areas are to be considered. Whilst we are fully aware that some aspects of service provided by Wiltshire Council have fallen short of the community’s expectations, the Town Council would be interested to know if you would be prepared to pay a little bit more on your Council Tax to improve our service levels in these areas. We’d like to point out that Trowbridge Town Council currently charges significantly less than Salisbury, Chippenham and a number of other towns across Wiltshire. Would you be prepared to pay an extra £3 per month? Please let us know what you think – email info@trowbridge.gov.uk, or write to Trowbridge Town Council, The Civic Centre, St. Stephen’s Place, Trowbridge BA14 8AH.
I have a fundamental problem with Trowbridge Council being double dumped on by Wiltshire Council. First dump is WC taking central government funds for responsibilities they can’t / won’t deliver. Second dump is WC still clinging on to the Control of those responsibilities, whilst TTC are trying to do what’s right. Extra £3 per month for the right thing: Yes. Encouraging bad practice: No. Please correct me if I’m wrong.
Thank you for your comments, which will be considered prior to the Council making a decision on Council Tax in January.
So far the work TTC have done since taking on the tsk has been first class. I would be happy to pay a bit more for this service, however please bear in mind there are a lot of people out there, older, infirm or simply struggling to make ends meet that cannot afford to pay additional money for something the county should have done in the first place. However I am willing to contribute
Thank you for your comments, which will be considered prior to the Council making a decision on Council Tax in January.
Currently the services that are included in my council tax monthly payment are not delivered adequately and in some cases not at all.
I will not pay 1p more than I currently do.
How about the people on large salaries which include large bonuses take a salary reduction or forgo their bonus?
How about you start to run things efficiently like a business and not come with your cap in hand like a beggar?
Council tax increases year on year enough as it, with reductions in service, and you ask for more money?
I hope that this article is an attempt at humour!
A road sweeper! That will help the homeless people sleep in clean gutters. Congratulations on a spectacular waste of public money.
Learn to deliver the services required with our current contributions and you would be in a much better position to ask for more.
‘Yeah, sorry about that, can I have more money’ is not acceptable.
Thank you for your comments, which will be considered prior to the Council making a decision on Council Tax in January.
I am not against paying more for increased or better services. What I am not happy With is paying more for is the same or inefficient services. the transfer of services from WC to TTC is just a backdoor way of WC avoiding rate increase caps whereas Town Councils do not have this restriction.
Thank you for your comments, which will be considered prior to the Council making a decision on Council Tax in January.