A meeting to talk about Building a Better Bromley

Further budget cuts of £55 million have to be made over the next four years by Bromley Council.

The much publicised cuts in government funding mean the Council has to make further budget savings of £55 million over the next four years.

This is in addition to substantial cuts made in the last three years.

Councillor Stephen Carr, Leader of the Council invites those who live and work in the borough to join him, the Council cabinet and senior officers to one of the public meetings being held across the borough in September and October. He wants to talk about how the Council is managing the impact of these financial pressures while remaining committed to the vision of Building a Better Bromley.

As in past years, the views and discussions at these meetings will help inform the difficult choices the Council has to make about the future of the Council as it sets the budget for 2014-15. Look out for further publicity and information about the meetings nearer the time.

The the most convenient meetings for LERA members are as follows:

• Monday, 7 October  7 – 8.30pm
  Civic Centre, BR1 3UH

• Monday, 14 October 11 – 12.30pmCivic Centre. Stockwell Close, BR1 3UH

The last time cuts were made Burnt Ash Library was considered for closure. Members should keep an eye out for any attempts to close the library and contact our Councillors if there is a new risk of such a cut. The contact details for councillors' for Plaistow and Sundridge  ward are available at our page at http://leralink.blogspot.co.uk/p/your-councillors_10.html. If you have not borrowed any books from our library why not make a point of going in this week. You can borrow up to 12 items for three weeks at a time.