There’s still time to take part in the council’s consultation, ‘Putting U in the budget’!
Over 400 people have completed a survey so far, telling us which council services they use, which council owned places they visit, how satisfied they are with certain services and how the council could save money in the future.
Residents have until Thursday 5 January to complete a survey, which they can fill in either online by going to www.thanet.gov.uk/budget or by collecting a paper survey from any Thanet library or council office. Surveys need to be returned to FREEPOST SEA PO Box 9 , Margate CT9 1XZ
The survey is open to all Thanet residents and gives people the chance to help shape the council’s spending plans over the next four years.
A total of £1.5 million will need to be saved from the 2012/13 budget, and it is expected that even more savings will have to be made over the next three years following government cuts and reduced income.
Last year, the budget consultation revealed that local people’s top three priority services were:
- waste and recycling collections
- crime reduction and community safety
- street cleansing
As a result, these areas were protected from budget cuts as part of the 2011/12 budget process.
Surveys have been sent out to around 500 local groups and organisations, were published in the local newspapers and have also been sent to a total of 3,000 properties, selected at random across Thanet.
Cllr. Rick Everitt, Cabinet Member for Performance, said: “The council is facing one of the toughest times it’s ever known. We need to save millions of pounds, but want to ensure that we’re focusing the money and resources we do have on the areas that matter most to local people. It’s fantastic that over 400 people have already taken the time to tell us what they think, but we need even more people to get involved! Thanet has almost 130,000 residents, who I’m sure all have a view, so I hope that everyone will take this opportunity to tell us what they think.”
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