A blog about Wirral Council, Wirral Council's councillors & officers
A blog about Wirral Council's public meetings, Wirral Council's councillors, Bidston & St. James ward and other public bodies on Merseyside
So what happened each month in 2017?
2017 was such a newsworthy year it’s hard to know where to start.
January
The year started with councillors on Merseyside Fire and Rescue Authority furious over the refusal of planning permission for a new fire station in Saughall Massie.
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Wirral’s councillors asked to agree to £390,176.03 “golden goodbye” for Joe Blott and £1 million for other departing managers
Wirral Council had another public meeting in private (an assumption on my part as I wasn’t there) on Monday afternoon to obtain councillors’ agreement to a recommendation to save money by spending an estimated £1.4 million and increasing the salary of the Monitoring Officer to try and solve recruitment issues to this post.
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Demonstrators chant “Labour Council – listen to the public!” during “no-cuts” petition
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Council (Wirral Council) 11th December 2017 Part 1 of 4
A Wirral Momentum petition of 3,297 signatures as part of the Wirral Needs campaign triggered a debate of fifteen minutes at Monday’s meeting of Wirral Council’s councillors.
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Cllr Phil Davies faced hostile questions over Hoylake Golf Resort project
Councillor Phil Davies (Leader of Wirral Council) pictured above faced questions at a packed standing room only meeting at Hoylake Community Centre to discuss the Hoylake Golf Resort project.
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Councillors asked for further £600,000 towards fire station at Saughall Massie
Councillors on the Merseyside Fire and Rescue Authority will be asked next week to agree to a further £600,000 for a new fire station at Saughall Massie. The government’s contribution to the project has been increased from £1.5 million to £2.086 million.
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