Crosby, Formby & Maghull are used as the cash cow for Sefton’s Labour administration. Residents contribute millions more in council tax than any other area, but reap far fewer proportional benefits. We need a council that is fair to taxpayers across ALL of Sefton.
Sefton’s expected maximum allowed increase of five per cent comes at a time when the council has a £14m hole in the budget for poorly managed children’s social services, and is still paying £4m annual interest on the fiasco that is the redevelopment of Bootle New Strand. A vanity project with an initial outlay of more than £30m, allegedly to create a canal-side Venetian-style tourism hub, but which quickly plummeted in value to less than £17m. Many voters in the communities of the Bootle constituency also think this was a waste of money.
On top of all that, Sefton Labour Council have already increased council tax by 33% since they took control of the borough in 2012.
Meanwhile, in Crosby, Formby & Maghull where residents are paying hand over first for such flights of fantasy, the drainage infrastructure is collapsing, roads are regularly flooding, the greenbelt is under constant attack, agricultural land has been destroyed forever, historic buildings and our local heritage is neglected, and imposed social housing is causing major problems.
The time has come to redress the balance and ensure that Crosby, Formby & Maghull residents gain proper return and respect for the massive contribution they make to the area’s town hall budget.
Only Conservatives can ensure that there is a halt to biased irresponsible spending. Which is why your vote is vital this May.
