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Author:  Lex [ Tue Feb 02, 2021 11:32 am ]
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Looks like a merger between Stratford & Warwick District Councils is on. At least our council tax money won't be sucked up by the north of the county: https://www.stratford-herald.com/news/new-super-sized-council-by-2024-if-stratford-and-warwick-merger-goes-ahead-9155069/
Author:  rebbonk [ Tue Feb 02, 2021 2:54 pm ]
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...the complicated process...


Mark my words, this will end up badly. The talked about savings won't be realised and it'll turn into an expensive failure that will be, equally expensively, reversed at some future point.
Author:  Lex [ Thu Feb 04, 2021 12:24 pm ]
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I read about the merger in the print version of The Herald this morning. The whole thing seems to be short term & short sighted. Apart from £172,000 savings from having fewer councillors, and merging refuse collection, there's not a lot else.

The housing bonus was mentioned, but that won't last for ever unless the whole southern half of the county's paved over. COVID was also mentioned as a cause of lost income due to no tourism, but apart from fewer shops paying extortionate rates, the area will most likely be flooded with tourists & their fat wallets again by next summer.
Author:  Lex [ Wed Feb 10, 2021 6:36 pm ]
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The Warwick/Stratford merger has taken a step forward: https://www.leamingtoncourier.co.uk/news/politics/council/plans-combined-super-district-council-warwick-and-stratford-districts-move-step-closer-3129917
Author:  margaret [ Tue Mar 09, 2021 7:47 am ]
Post subject:  Warwick & Stratford Merger
MERGING Stratford and Warwick District Councils is one step closer.

Both authorities have given the green light to the next steps for working together.


https://leamingtonobserver.co.uk/news/stratford-and-warwick-council-merge-one-step-closer-28059/
Author:  Lex [ Tue Sep 07, 2021 7:15 pm ]
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Another box ticked for the Stratford/Warwick merger: https://stratfordobserver.co.uk/news/consultation-launched-for-south-warwickshire-super-district-plans-32058/
Author:  Lex [ Mon Oct 04, 2021 5:56 pm ]
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Waste collection in the Stratford & Warwick areas are being reduced. The official line is 'Sending less rubbish to landfill', but sounds like penny pinching to me: https://stratfordobserver.co.uk/news/contract-secured-for-three-weekly-bin-collection-across-south-warwickshire-32676/
Author:  margaret [ Mon Oct 04, 2021 6:45 pm ]
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We shall see a rise in fly tipping, I think.
Author:  rebbonk [ Mon Oct 04, 2021 6:52 pm ]
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margaret wrote:
We shall see a rise in fly tipping, I think.


We certainly did!
Author:  Lex [ Tue Oct 05, 2021 4:23 pm ]
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Yep, which will end up with no money being saved at all.
Author:  Lex [ Mon Jan 17, 2022 5:47 pm ]
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B***dy hell, 550 development sites have been identified as part of the Stratford/Warwick councils merger: https://stratfordobserver.co.uk/news/list-of-potential-development-sites-published-as-part-of-south-warwickshire-merger-34969/
Author:  rebbonk [ Mon Jan 17, 2022 7:14 pm ]
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Hardly unexpected. Follow the money! Corruption at the local level is far higher (and more lucrative) than at the national level. :(
Author:  Lex [ Mon Feb 21, 2022 7:00 pm ]
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Thread/posts moved & merged to include Margaret's, Rebbonk's & Lex's posts....
Author:  Lex [ Thu Mar 03, 2022 6:28 pm ]
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Looks like the merger might screw up plans for council ward changes in the Stratford areas: https://stratfordobserver.co.uk/news/ward-boundaries-may-need-second-review-due-to-potential-district-merger/
Author:  Lex [ Thu Apr 21, 2022 5:37 pm ]
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The merger's off; maybe down to two egos not being able to agree on who will be leader of the new council?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-coventry-warwickshire-61177293

https://stratfordobserver.co.uk/news/warwick-and-stratford-district-councils-abandon-merger-plans-amid-irreconcilable-differences-37744/
Author:  Lex [ Wed May 11, 2022 5:51 pm ]
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Any money saved from the merger would be minimal, which was obvious from the start of the process: https://stratfordobserver.co.uk/news/council-merger-plan-was-too-risky-for-stratford-district-residents/
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