Fighting fund for Exeter unitary bid
October 12th, 2008
posted by Cptn
Hyperbolic quote of the week goes to Exeter City Council leader Adrian Fullam, who said of the authority’s bid for unitary status: “We all love Exeter and if we don’t get this decision, I think it will be the death of us.”
Strong words indeed, but to be fair, it was only he who opposed spending all of the £100,000 the council has jangling around in its coffers (despite their Icelandic investments - £5 million, with £28 million in other financial institutions) on the battle for a change in the council’s powers.
With £37,000 already earmarked for a human resources person to humanely resource the council’s human resources department, he said: “I don’t believe £63,000 will make an incredible difference [to the decision of the Boundary Commission] and the services that will have to be displaced do need that money.”
Strong words indeed…
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