3 days ago
Guildford could have town council for first time
Guildford could soon have its own town council for the first other areas, the Surrey town relies solely on borough councillors to raise "hyperlocal" issues, the Local Democracy Reporting Service new council could oversee things like town events, public toilets, community grants and local planning agreed, Guildford Town Council would be funded through an increase in council tax for those living under its authority.
Roughly £300,000 could be spent in the first year to set up the town council, which would be funded by Guildford Borough the number of councillors and a budget would likely be determined through a public proposed town council would likely include wards such as Onslow, Stoke, Holy Trinity and will be asked whether they want the new council through what is known as a community governance review, but ultimately, Guildford Borough Council would have the final say on whether to establish the new body.
