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Epsom Community Recycling Centre

In recent months access to SCC’s Community Recycling Centre in Epsom has been the cause of many complaints. Long queues and waits of up to 2 hours were regular occurrences, and local businesses were getting frustrated by the inability of their suppliers and customers to reach their premises. The closure of the Epsom CRC on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, the limitation of cars on-site, and its unchecked use by non-Surrey residents were factors contributing to the Read more…

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SCC Plans for a Single Unitary Council for Surrey – Update

Many residents will already know of SCC’s plans to abolish all of Surrey’s borough and district councils and create a Single Unitary Council providing all services for Surrey’s 1.2 million residents. The plan was hatched in secret, with SCC’s leaders talking to the Government and Surrey’s Conservative MPs, and it was only made known when it was revealed in an article in the press. However, whilst the Government had signalled its intentions to review local Read more…

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Fly-tipping campaign launch

A new Surrey Waste Partnership fly-tipping campaign launches on 1 August and runs until 30 September.The campaign urges Surrey residents and businesses to be vigilant when employing traders to dispose of their waste or risk fines of up to £400. Although a rogue trader may fly-tip the waste, whoever employs them can also be fined. To avoid prosecution, residents and businesses must use a registered waste carrier, ask where they intend to dispose of the Read more…

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Vision for Surrey in 2030

Shaping a vision for Surrey in 2030 The online Vision 2030 survey remains open for residents, businesses, local groups and community organisations to give their views on what matters to them and what they want Surrey to be like in 2030. Preliminary analysis of some of the initial feedback shows Surrey people value Surrey’s countryside and green spaces, as well as the closeness to employment and business opportunities in London and the rest of the Read more…

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County Notes

County Notes By County Councillor Eber Kington Council Tax In February the ruling Conservatives at SCC proposed and approved a council tax increase of 5.99%. That is a rise of nearly £80 a year for a Band D property. SCC faces some difficult financial challenges, but a 2017 independent Report by the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA) commissioned by SCC, stated that “SCC’s spend is high and £100million more than the average Read more…

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Borough Notes

Borough Notes By Councillor Eber Kington Council Tax In February the Residents’ Association run Borough Council approved a council tax increase of 2.98%. That is a rise of £5.58 a year or 11 pence a week for a Band D property*. The Borough Council no longer receives any Revenue Support Grant from the Government – two years ago it received over £400k. However we have made over £1milion of efficiency savings in the last 18 Read more…

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Cabinet recommends council tax increase

Cabinet recommends council tax increase Members of Surrey County Council’s Cabinet have approved a proposal to increase council tax by 3% and increase the social care precept by a further 3%. The recommendation will now be considered by Full Council on 6 February. At Tuesday’sCabinet meeting leader David Hodge highlighted that a transitional grant worth £24m over the last two years was ending although it was supposed to support councils until a fair funding regime starts, which is still two Read more…

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Surrey Waste Local Plan

Surrey Waste Local Plan Time is running out for residents to have their say on the draft Surrey Waste Local Plan. The plan includes the objectives, policies and proposed sites intended to guide the future of waste management facilities in the county until 2033. Residents can share their views by visiting the consultation page by 7 February 2018.

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Community recycling centre service changes due

The first set of changes to Surrey County Council’s community recycling centre (CRC) service will be made next week. From Monday 4 December 2017 there will be no free daily allowance of chargeable non-household waste such as rubble, plasterboard and soil. Additionally, residents of Bracknell Forest and Wokingham will no longer be able to use Camberley CRC. Further changes will take place on Monday 8 January 2018. These changes will help the council make savings while Read more…

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County Notes by County Councillor Eber Kington Council Meeting In October I tabled a Motion at the SCC Council Meeting criticising the Conservative ruling group’s priorities for spending cuts and spending increases which I believe do not reflect residents’ views. Residents have been expressing their concerns to me about the midnight streetlight switch-off, the 78% cut in local highway funding and the reduction of funding for verge cutting, and the Motion was designed to highlight Read more…

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