Liberal Democrat Councillors have condemned Labour’s plans to increase the size of the council’s Executive - at a cost of over £20,000 to taxpayers - whilst they slash library funding, impose a green bin tax, and raise Council Tax by the maximum.
A bombshell report, released by experts at the LGA, has found serious holes in Labour's 24/25 budget process, finding that it lacked collaboration and focused too heavily on short term savings targets and not enough on investing to save programmes.
Liberal Democrat councillors have called on Labour council bosses to reverse their decision to scrap Ward Highways funding which can be used for much-needed improvements to local roads, footpaths and cycle paths.
York’s Liberal Democrats this week are launching a plea to the City of York Council to take urgent action to tackle York’s pothole crisis, after Labour Council rejects Lib Dem Highways budget amendment.
Following Liberal Democrat Councillors calling in Labour’s ban on chocolate advertising in York, Labour Council bosses have discovered that the decision they have taken to bypass the Council’s Procurement Processes is not implementable.
Huntington and New Earswick Liberal Democrats are calling for a pedestrian and cycle crossing on Jockey Lane, Huntington to be repainted as a matter of urgency.
York Liberal Democrats have launched an appeal to Labour Council bosses to reverse their cut to the number of food and fuel vouchers available to qualifying families ahead of a Council Finance Decision Session on the Household Support Fund.
York’s Liberal Democrat councillors have criticised the decision by the Labour administration to slash the opening hours of the Hazel Court and Towthorpe Household Waste Recycling Centres.
Liberal Democrat councillors have expressed concerns that free summer holiday activities for children could be at risk as a result of changes in ward funding arrangements made by the council’s Labour administration.
