The RCBC Budget Plans for 2023?

Who knew about these plans and why was Guisborough Town Council not told?

Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council have set out planned changes, budget proposals, for the future.

Scroll to the bottom of the RCBC website to find those proposals. Sorry it is hard to read.

https://www.redcar-cleveland.gov.uk/sites/default/files/2022-12/Budget%20Proposals%202023-24.pdf

Or scroll down this page. Sorry it is hard to read!

As a Guisborough Town Councillor I was told of four things.

1) The precept to GTC is being reduced,

2) RCBC is looking at savings,

3) The planned changes to parking charges were on hold pending further discussion

4) We (GTC) were promised RCBC would be more transparent.

RCBC has the right to do just about anything it wants in Guisborough. Guisborough people have very few rights but we can petition.

We have had no transparency. It is now clear that a lot of changes are on the cards and I now understand why the RCBC leader did not consider my suggestions for saving. She had a lot of her own.

On the website there is a survey monkey survey to fill in but I suggest Guisborough should show dissatisfaction, start a petition to get these plans put on hold until after the next Council elections in May this year.

We only have until the 17th of January!!!

If you value your library or don’t want more car parking charges think about petitioning the council to put the plans on hold at least until the elections in May!