Category Archives: Budget

Comments made on Council Budget Consultation

Posted on 20/02/2015 by jonathanrooks1@outlook.com

The Council’s second consultation on its budget proposals closes today. A good number of our friends have made comments. Here are mine related to the parks sell off. 7. Grounds maintenance: Bring forward 2016/17 saving of an extra £113,000 to … Continue reading →

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New budget consult: opportunity to support open space ‘maintenance’ reductions over sell-offs, plus more recycling and new energy-saving/light pollution measures

Posted on 10/02/2015 by Chris Rose

Bexley Council is consulting on further budget-savings proposals which could save open spaces, increase recycling and cut carbon emissions and light pollution, thereby benefiting wildlife and people. The deadline for responses is February 20th. It’s important that as many of … Continue reading →

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Open spaces sell-off protest photocall – Sunday 8th Feb, Danson

Posted on 07/02/2015 by Chris Rose

Open Spaces sell-off: News Shopper PHOTOCALL – AS MANY PEOPLE AS POSSIBLE WANTED! – Sunday 8th Feb., 10 a.m. Danson Park boathouse. Please ‘share’ with your local contacts. The News Shopper is now picking up on this story and is … Continue reading →

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Crib – possible answers to other budget questions with environmental implications

Posted on 01/01/2015 by Chris Rose

Our followers will know that we are encouraging people to vote ‘disagree’ to Question 22 in the Council’s budget consultation, which closes on January 9th. https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/strategy2018 But there are several other questions with environmental implications that may cause people to … Continue reading →

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Open space sell-offs – just say ‘no’ in budget consult (deadline Jan 9th)! Council still won’t provide list of sites. Adopts standard ‘party line’.

Posted on 29/11/2014 by Chris Rose

Despite a number of requests to different people within the Council from various local campaigners, prompted by the ‘BexleyWildlife’ web platforms and Bexley Natural Environment Forum, the Council is still refusing to make public the list of 27 sites (a … Continue reading →

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Open spaces sell-off: openness, Bexley Council and the ‘phantom list’ it now declines to make public

Posted on 25/10/2014 by Chris Rose

Bexley Council is consulting the public on a proposal to sell off up to 27 pieces of ‘open space’, as part of its attempt to make further significant budget cuts by 2018. But despite accepting that it will need to … Continue reading →

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