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Originally Posted by Gayle
In Hyndburn we don't have Town Councils in that way, we have Area Councils but they have very few powers.
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That is an issue that needs correcting I think. I would like to see Area Council or whatever we want to call them with more powers to decide what to do in our local Areas. I think they need more revenue budget to help them address local issues. In the current financial year they appeared to have capital but little revenue budget. I see them as a way for local Councillors to address issues in the ward they were elected to serve. I know that Oswaldtwistle Are Council is probably one of the best Area Councils in Hyndburn. The others need a good shake up then to bring them up to the same level.
Am I right in thinking Labour is against Area Councils Gayle? I think you posted somewhere that you are sort of for them but maybe not in their present form.