Three-phase consultation
14 July 2010
Residents
of West Cheshire are being invited to have their say on how
Cheshire West and Chester Council spends millions of pounds on
their behalf over the next decade.
The Council will launch a three-phase consultation aimed at
giving residents a chance to have their say in shaping an authority
pledged to providing the best in high quality, innovative
services.
Every home in the borough will get a copy of the consultation
document 'Have Your Say' with the authority's newspaper, Talking
Together, distributed from Friday, 16 July. The consultation is
also available on the Capital Consultation
page.
Residents will be asked to list their personal priorities in
order, in categories dealing with proposals to provide a modern and
efficient council, first class facilities and services and
area-based regeneration programmes.
Feedback forms can be either completed online or cut out and
posted to the Council.
Stage Two of the consultation will take place in August and
September and will involve discussions with public and private
sector partners and stakeholders.
And Phase Three will involve meetings with Cheshire West and
Chester Citizens' Panels in the Chester, Ellesmere Port and former
Vale Royal areas.
Council Leader, Cllr Mike Jones, said: "This is about a
studied approach to how we invest in assets and facilities which
will benefit our residents over the next 10 years.
"We welcome everyone's input into this extremely vital process
designed to give the people of West Cheshire the chance to make
their contribution to our plans to both improve their quality of
life and provide excellent value for money.“
In a message to residents Councillor Jones highlights the
Council’s reaction to the current “extremely challenging financial
circumstances".
Getting finances under control has resulted in budget savings of
over £50m by March 2011 whilst protecting front-line services.
But added Councillor Jones: "In these difficult times it is
vitally important that the Council spends its money efficiently and
with the support of local residents."