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Lib Dems in Bath urge caution over potential Somerset council merger

Tuesday 17th July 2018 Bath Echo News Team Politics

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Bath & North East Somerset Council should tread cautiously as the debate over possible Council mergers develops, Liberal Democrat Councillor Paul Crossley has warned.

The Guildhall building in Bath

Image courtesy of B&NES Council

Following speculation about a possible reorganisation of Somerset County Council, the former Council leader brought the issue before Councillors, with a motion calling for transparency and democratic oversight.

Councillor Crossley (Lib Dem, Southdown) commented: “Our Council Leader has said that B&NES should be part of the conversation about the future shape of local government in Somerset.

“I agree that we should be at the table, but I believe it’s absolutely vital that this conversation happens in the open with no closed-door discussions or hasty decisions.

“Changes in Somerset will affect us one way or another. It’s possible there could be benefits for residents and businesses in B&NES but we would need incontrovertible evidence and we must be cautious.

“Local people won’t tolerate a shake-up for the sake of it.”

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