Budget Update

Surrey County Council set its gross expenditure budget for the 2016/2017 financial year at £1,686m. SCC aimed at efficiencies totaling £83.5m during this period via adding charges on some services while implementing service reductions in other areas. Where will the cuts manifest this year? Adult Social Care – £55.3m Public Read more…

Ban on Debate

Residents’ Association County Councillor Hits Out at Surrey County Council Ban on Debate A Motion that would have seen Surrey County Councillors debate the importance and value of Parent Governors has been blocked under new standing orders introduced by the Conservatives at SCC.   Residents’ Association County Councillor Eber Kington, who Read more…

News from SCC

Surrey County Council news – Epsom and Ewell. Pavement Repairs SCC has announced a £20million scheme of pavement repairs over the next five years. This is a welcome increase in funding as previously – and excluding patching and maintenance repairs – only about £1 million was allocated to the improvement Read more…

Petition for A217 crossing

Nork resident and mother of four Eva Hellings presented a 60-page petition on behalf of the hundreds of people who risk their lives daily crossing the A217 Brighton Road, Banstead near Burgh Wood, at a Reigate & Banstead Council local committee yesterday.   The petition called for traffic lights or Read more…

Surrey gets some £24.1m

Surrey gets some £24.1 million in transitional funding, yet the sustainability of the Council’s services is still up in the air Responding to David Hodge’s plea from last week, on 8th February the Government approved transitional funding of £11.9 million for the 2016/2017 fiscal year and an additional £12.2 million Read more…

Surrey in a Financial Squeeze

From the Residents’ Association & Independent Group at Surrey County Council Contact: Tamas Csillag                                                                    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Monday 14th December ‘15 Email: tamas.csillag@surreycc.gov.uk Phone: 02085 417073  About the Residents Association & Independent Group: It is the largest opposition political group within Surrey County Council. It currently has nine members, Read more…

‎£50 million cuts

Residents Association & Independent County Councillors Slam Ineffective Conservatives at Surrey County Council Residents’ Association and Independent County Councillors at SCC have called upon the leaders of Surrey County Council to start looking after the interest of Surrey taxpayers and to publicly challenge the Conservative Government over the huge cuts Read more…