Topic: Price rise proposal in Norwich

[Columbus]

Hi all, In a local list of possible money saving measures is this,

Increase the cost of allotments for 2013 onwards. This would go up for an average of £40 to about £70 a year (£20,000)

There is no proposal to increase the cost of other leisure  services, yet.  This would actually take my costs up to £210. per year.

Can they do this?

Col

[kt.]

I believe that all other activities they provide would have to rise on an even keel but am not 100% where I read that info.  They should also provide evidence as to why costings need to rise so much. Expenditure etc.  Try to go the self managed route before the deadline as this should keep costs to a minimum.  Ours are a third to half of those managed by councils.

[Unwashed]

I believe that all other activities they provide would have to rise on an even keel but am not 100% where I read that info.

It's the Harwood v. Banstead and Reigate judgment.

[Unwashed]

Can they do this?

Yes, probably.  Best option is to go self-managed as that saves the council even more and typically results in a better run site.

[Columbus]

 :)

Thanks for the input especially the link, I thought there was a judgement like that somewhere.
I don`t know how we would become self governing but I`ll discuss it with other plot holders, but we`re
a very small site. Really the poor relation of sites in the city. This is really only the beginning of the proposal.

Col

[Unwashed]

Probably the thing to think about is forming a federation and taking several of the city's sites into self-management.  Drop tonybloke a PM as he's already given this kind of thing a lot of thought and he'll hook you up with the National.