People Urged To Have Their Say On Council’s Budget Plans

There is just under a fortnight left for people to have their say on Harborough District Council’s budget plans for the next year.

An on-line public consultation is being held before a final decision is taken on the proposals next month.

They include an increase in the authority’s share of Council Tax – for a Band D property the charge would increase by £5, taking its proportion of the bill to just under £178.

There is no plan to increase the cost of the garden waste collection service.

Investment totalling over £26m is planned by the Council over the next few years, to improve services:

• Community support; making available community grants to support local groups and organisations
• Protecting the local environment by ensuring appropriate enforcement of planning regulations and helping to minimise environmental crime
• Supporting local businesses by actively engaging with the business community so they have access to the best possible support that will help them to grow, as well as continuing to provide grant and business support schemes that will help business during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, and also the continued delivery of local business hubs such as Harborough Innovation Centre and Grow on Centre
• Providing leisure facilities, local parks and amenities that will help improve health and well-being in communities
• Service transformation to make the Council leaner and more efficient by investing in new technology
• Using the financial resources available to invest in local community assets and develop infrastructure to support future residential and business development.

Cllr Phil King, Leader of the Council, is encouraging people to have their say:

Residents and businesses can have their say on the proposals at www.harborough.gov.uk/consultation until February 6th