Update: we got this one a bit wrong- so we are amending what’s below and will do a separate update on this….
There’s a mixture of good and bad news in the latest financial report to the District Council. You can download it here. (732kb)
The good news is that:
The bad news is that:
So for this year the council’s finances look okay, thanks partly to residents’ good work on recycling…..
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August 6th, 2012 at 10:08
Any bets on where the New Homes Bonus will go? It will be a shame if those areas that suffer development do not get some real local improvement in compensation for the loss of green belt.
August 6th, 2012 at 07:08
It would be nice to see some fairness on the share-out, but this seems to be something that the district council is playing down.
August 7th, 2012 at 12:08
Hi Again’
You said in January 2012
“One boost for councils will be from the “New Homes Bonus” (apge 3.10). This is a bonus councils get for new homes in their area and bringing empty homes back into use. Rochford District got a bonus of £116,807 in 2011/12 and expects to get about £149,300 for this year. But expect some serious debate over how this money is spent – and where.”
I agree let’s not just see it fill in for lost income elsewhere and just get absorbed into the pot when perhaps we should be trimming the services which are not generating income anymore rather than subsidising them effectively from the New Homes Bonus which should be used in those areas which host development on which the bonus is generated.
August 7th, 2012 at 06:08
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