Telford & Wrekin Council are withdrawing what little co-operation they have so far extended on the subject of the city region.
Recent requests for information or comment have been met with increasing hostility and the only person at the council who knows anything about the council – Gerry Dawson – feels that answering questions on the city region is a poor use of his time. His taxpayer-funded time to do his job as a public servant.
The City Region Growth and Prosperity Plan (the new name for the city region proposal) is apparently in draft form and won’t be published until after Christmas. The city region is, of course, due to be brought into being early next year. Will the plan be released in time for any objections to be lodged? Doubtful. And if the plan is still in draft form, why was it put before the cabinet – a fact that was deleted from the cabinet report we uploaded yesterday? And how did the cabinet approve the city region project if the proposals for it are still in draft form months later?
