Thursday, 20 March 2014
Unanimous Vote to Investigate the formation of a Garff Local Authority
Members of the public have voted unanimously for Maughold Commissioners to take part in investigations with Laxey and Lonan into the formation of a single local authority to administer services across the whole sheading. The general principles and issues relative to the proposed amalgamation of the three authorities were discussed at the meeting. The Commissioners committed to report back to Maughold residents once full details of the effect on rates and service delivery had been established.
Central government has made it clear that it wishes to transfer several services from taxation onto the rates. The three Garff authorities consider that amalgamation into a single authority will provide an authority with the ability to take on the delivery of additional responsibilites without losing local accountability or quality of service. The Commissioners will keep residents updated on the progress of the discussions. Please contact the Commissioners' clerk for further details on 422148 or via maughold@manx.net.
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