Gloucestershire’s unspent millions
Gloucestershire has £80m-plus in its councils' coffers from developers to invest in infrastructure, in schools, transport, culture, green spaces and leisure. Except it doesn’t seem to be being spent.
Dear readers,
The main story below was an interesting one to try and get under the skin of. Councils, we are told, have no money. So why are they sitting on tens of millions of pounds in Gloucestershire and not spending it?
A special thanks must go to SF Planning, the Cheltenham planning experts, for drawing our attention to the question of why the county has close to £80 million in its coffers to invest in the county’s schools, transport, culture, green spaces and leisure and why very little of it is being spent.
Like all these things, it’s not as simple as it seems. Or is it?
You’ll have to read on and make your own mind up.
Likelihood is, if you know a school or a leisure centre that needs investment or a road that needs resurfacing you may have been labouring under the idea the county didn’t have the money. Are you right?
The edition laid out below also has some news-related briefing notes for you and a few ideas for what to do at the weekend.
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