Decisions on Telford and Wrekin boundary changes postponed
A boundary review committee meeting on Wednesday heard that there had been general agreement about the creation of new parish councils for Muxton and Priorslee.However, there were more controversial changes on the cards, including Dawley Hamlets Parish Council being broken up and its communities divided up and absorbed into surrounding councils.The chairman of the parish council previously said that merging the area with another would mean large council tax increases for residents.Dugmore told the meeting that some residents in rural areas told him that they felt their communities were under attack."It's not an attack because no-one's actually doing anything yet to anybody. It was actually a consultation on the proposals," said the Labour-run council's deputy leader, Richard Overton.He added that proposed changes in Wellington, Muxton, and Priorslee had been met positively.Chair of the meeting, Labour councillor for Ercall, Giles Luter, said: "It was wise of us to have a bit of a break between this meeting and the one in September just to really make sure we give this our proper attention."
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