Commenting Locally
Housing Numbers - we all welcomed the removal of the high regional targets however it is still too early for the Conservatives to fanfare the current figure of 594 - it has yet to be examined by a Planning Inspector and could still be raised!
Council Tax - while we have had a freeze other Conservative controlled council's have been able to cut theirs! see my page about council tax here
It is also clear that our borough council is starting to make cuts to our previous community services.
Local Jobs - Most of us agree that Basing View needed some TLC and its location is prime for business purposes. What doesn't want to happen is that improvement to this area leads to decline in the other business parts of Basingstoke.
Network Rail's investment at Gresley Road should be welcomed, especially as a compliment to a regenerated Basing View, but despite the big number of 1000 jobs mentioned in Conservativer campaign literature it should be noted that even Network Rail say that the majority of jobs will be taken by their existing employees as part of their relocation plans.
So employment opportunities for existing Basingstoke residents will be quite less.
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