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Originally Posted by Ken Moss
I've just come out of a full council meeting (no, I can't believe it either) and Cllr Britcliffe has given us all some genuinely 'good news' regarding grit for the winter. For the next fortnight, everyone in the borough is entitled to ask for a 16kg bag of grit in order to prepare for the winter, a scheme which I honestly think is a decent gesture.
The only problem with that was highlighted afterwards when we had a quick think about it and Cllr Ciaran Wells pointed out that if every household in the borough asked for a bag at the current price of grit it would end up costing around £6.6m!
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Oh Dear.
Looks like someone needs a new slide rule or calculator.
Aprox. 80,000 people in the Borough. Everyone agree?
Assume about 2.7 people per household. Everyone agree? (OK, I'm being a bit mean - it's maybe 3)
Still, That makes 30,000 households. Everyone agree?
£6.6m divided by 30,000 = 220
Thats £220pds per 16kg bag of grit, or £13,750 quid per metric ton
I think someones got their decimal point mixed up somewhere. I know Britcliffe's bad enough, but I would have assumed the local government in waiting would at least be able to do their sums. I doubt if grit is more than £100 per ton.