Cinderford Town Council announces Standstill Budget

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Last night, Tuesday 10 January, Cinderford Town Councillors voted unanimously for a standstill budget for the cost of delivering services for the coming year. Chair of the council, Lynn Sterry (Labour, Cinderford West) said, “I hope this shows our continued strong commitment to deliver a good quality service without adding unnecessary financial burden to residents.”

Clerk Lynda Thomas explained that households would see an increase of around 40p per week to their council tax, based on Band D. This is being used to pay for the purchase of the Triangle from Forest of Dean District Council. Cllr Chris Witham (Labour, Cinderford East) said “We believe this represents really good value for money and is key to our plans to see a vibrant High Street in our town. The Triangle is the heart of Cinderford and it is right for this to be owned by the town”.

Mayor Max Coborn (Labour, Cinderford East) said “It’s great that we’re able to continue to invest significantly in our town and still offer one of the lowest precepts in the Forest. Our precept will likely be under half that of Lydney yet again.”