York Liberal Democrats have warned that residents could face at least £240 more in Council Tax as the council grapples with a budget gap running into tens of millions of pounds.
York’s opposition leaders have gone public after Council Leader Cllr Claire Douglas rejected their request to join her meeting with Government Ministers about the city’s £38 million funding gap, despite offering to agree strict parameters beforehand.
Liberal Democrat campaigners in the Heslington & University area are calling on the council to hurry up and fulfil their commitment to roll out larger waste bins in busy areas of York where they are needed.
Liberal Democrats are calling on City of York Council to automatically provide larger recycling bins to Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs) when the planned switch from boxes to bins takes place next year.
Liberal Democrat Councillor Andrew Hollyer has welcomed a decision to delay a ruling on whether Hagg Wood should be recognised as an Asset of Community Value, after raising concerns about the Council’s legal reasoning.
Lib Dem councillors have hit out at a ‘bizarre’ council decision which means that a local library will miss out on investment to make it a brighter and more attractive place.
Lib Dem councillors in Rural West York are calling for action to stop a well-used walking and cycling route becoming impassable.
York Liberal Democrats say the latest Station Gateway delay is an embarrassment for the city after cyclists were met with temporary planters blocking the route the scheme was supposed to deliver.
Liberal Democrat councillors and campaigners in Rawcliffe & Clifton Without ward are calling on City of York Council to take urgent action to fix a blunder which they say risks turning a footpath into a racetrack.