The Spalding Guardian has a story about Spalding being prepared to ask residents if they should have their own Town Council. Spalding is also home to South Holland District Council.
Now it all sounds great! Local democracy it says with less Politics and more focused on local needs.
But will it? I am not aware for instance that Sleaford TC and its Principal Authority get on that well. Some Councillors are on both and costs are high (much of it on staff costs). Conflicts of interest can occur.
So if they are going to have their own Town Council maybe first they should devise a model for its operation that avoids pitfalls elsewhere - not just Sleaford. Otherwise it could be costly without achieving much!
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