Your Stafford Conservative Borough Council

Working for you - the Conservative controlled Stafford Borough Council:

Budget and economy

Have controlled the Borough's finances so that in all four of our budgets our share of the council tax has increased by no more than the rate of inflation.  This was the same for the four years previously, since the Conservative party took control of the administration of the Borough Council.  This year Council Tax has been frozen and we have a promise that we will freeze our section of council tax next year also.

Have encouraged the establishment and growth of new small businesses in the Borough via the new start-up centre.

Have won several grants from Central Government in return for improving the efficiency of planning and other services.

 

Over the next four years your Conservative Team will:

Will continue the council tax freeze for 2012/13.

Will preserve front-line services.

Will press for a reduction in the number of councillors from 59 to 40 for implementation at the 2015 elections.

Will increase the items that are able to be recycled and improve further our recycling performance.

Will look closely at devolving budgets to local areas working with parish councils and local residents associations.

We will continue to promote a balanced economy that provides a wide range of employment opportunities for the people within the Borough.

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Recreation

Have continued to provide sports development courses and play schemes.

Have continued a play area refurbishment scheme throughout the Borough.

Have delivered a new leisure centre in Stafford at no cost to residents of the Borough and continued to invest in both Alleynes and Westbridge Park.

 

Waste & Recycling

Have continued the Streetscene initiative to improve the cleanliness of our streets and deal with fly tipping.

Have met recycling targets.

Community Safety

Greater funding available for dealing with anti-social behaviour

Have worked in close partnership with the local Police Force to deliver more CCTV and other monitoring of crime hot spots achieving major reductions in crime in most areas of the Borough.

Have made more funding available for dealing with anti-social behaviour, including extra CCTV in the Borough.