Wakefield Council’s Cabinet are to press ahead with the scheme despite being accused of failing to consult the local community
Councillor Darren Byford, cabinet member for regeneration, said: “External legal advice has been sought by our monitoring officer. Having considered that advice, she confirms that no consultation was required for the specific decision. It is not common practice to consult on property acquisitions. Doing so would prejudice our ability to operate in the property market, making us a much less attractive buyer.
Coun Byford added: “The option to do nothing is not an option if we are to meet the needs of the community.” It states: ”At present Wakefield Council is trying to stem a £85 million gap in expenditure. This is a tremendous amount of money and the present cost of the proposed new traveller site, at £5.8 million, is a large amount of money to come out of the public purse, in fact it wipes out the council tax increase from last year, and puts a further strain on what services Wakefield Council can provide for its communities.
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