Public interest, secret debate
Apr 5, 2012 at 21:13 Ladies and Gentlemen, meet the Locality Board, sounding the death knell for local democracy.
It's made up of the Canterbury City Council Executive and the 9 Kent County Council members who represent constituencies in the Canterbury District. It meets behind closed doors, and "Minutes (including a record of attendance and any conflicts of interest) will not be widely circulated".
I'll be examining the Locality Board more closely in another post.
Service discussed behind closed doors
The fate of the district's youth centres remains a mystery, after councillors met in private to discuss the issue. A £1 million cut in funding for youth services means there could be only one Kent County Council-funded youth club left in Canterbury, Whitstable and Herne Bay. Faversham Youth Club is also under threat.
CCC, Democracy | Keywords: James Flanagan, KCC, Locality Board, Mark Dance, Mike Hill, Wormtongue