Two years ago LibDem election leaflets said they were soundly running Mole Valley Council. Now - as BBC News reports, see link below, as well as the link to the Council Officers report - an experienced, impartial senior Council Finance Officer has confirmed our worst fears.
"They are not achieving the savings they need to make and LibDems must stop pouring officer time and residents money into their pet projects." Says Cllr Chris Hunt, Leader of Ashtead Independents.
This year they said they needed to make £1.2 million of savings to balance the budget but as the Head of Council Finance says In her report, they have only found about a third so far.
Chris continues : "Shockingly the LibDems have failed to provide a single new Affordable Home this year, although demand has risen as confirmed by a Council officer at the Scrutiny Committee on 12th November. But Council buildings in Central Dorking are still having huge sums of money spent on them, including one that's been effectively empty for years. "
Chris says "This report stating the Council is at risk of bankruptcy should be a wake up call for the LibDems. If they don't start to get a grip on the problem then residents in Ashtead and the whole of Mole Valley will suffer as services would have to be axed left, right and centre."
The full report to the Mole Valley Cabinet can be downloaded from the pdf below:-
The BBC report can be found by clicking this link:- https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwy5nj5n927o
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