| Topic: | Re:Re:Ealing council stopping 2 swipes | |
| Posted by: | Bassam Mahfouz | |
| Date/Time: | 25/01/11 14:35:00 |
| Hello all, The decision was made by officers on guidance given to them from London Councils but having been made aware of these changes we have taken the following steps: * Double swiping will be allowed again from 1st February * The decision to restricted has been reversed * Charges and subsidies will revert back to original levels as soon as we can do this. We are facing massive financial pressures of course as everyone on this forum will be aware of and in this area there will be further cuts to come from the funding we receive from above... at the moment we do not know exactly how much but the current situation arose from a shortfall in this year's funding. That meant we had to more than double the contribution we made as a council towards the scheme. In order to deal with any forthcoming cuts to funding we will be undertaking consultation with local user groups to ensure any proposals coming forward have been discussed fully. I do hope that this helps clarify the issue that has been raised and if anybody would like to discuss it further then please do feel free to contact me directly. Cllr Bassam Mahfouz |