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LIB DEMS on Fareham Council put forward an alternative budget which would have retained much of the garden waste collection service, and kept the start time for over-60s bus passes at 9am, yet without charging any more in council tax than the ruling Conservatives proposed. Our proposals would have been of enormous benefit to residents - but the Conservatives voted them down. We wonder if they would have dared do so in a year when they faced a borough council election.
Extra expenditure Grant to CAB to employ a debt worker for 32 hours per week £25,000 Allow residents to use two green bags for 7 months of the year £116,000 (April - October inclusive) Concessionary bus fare start time to 9am rather than 9.30am £25,000 TOTAL EXTRA EXPENDITURE £166,000 Extra income Members’ allowances frozen for 2009/10 year £9,000 Abolish CATs meetings but retain the grants £55,000 Increase Market Quay parking charges to £1.50 per hour £55,000 (all other car parking charges to remain unchanged) Impose a whole evening rate of £1.50 for Market Quay > £47,000 Amend the whole Sunday rate to £1.50 for Market Quay > (all other car parks remain free of charge at these times) TOTAL EXTRA INCOME £166,000
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