The headquarters of Suffolk County Council
Tuesday, November 8, 2011
5:14 PM
Two of Suffolk’s most high-profile services are to face major changes after the county’s cabinet backed radical changes today.
The library service is to be transferred to an Industrial and Providential Society (IPS) if the move is agreed by the next full meeting of the county council on December 15.
That should ensure none of the county’s 44 libraries close – although they would no longer be directly managed by the council.
Meanwhile the county’s road maintenance work is to be contracted out to a private sector company from April 1 2013. That move should save Suffolk £2 million a year.
Both moves were backed unanimously by the cabinet which met at Endeavour House in Ipswich today.
Supporters of Scottish champions Celtic are in Norwich ahead of the Adam Drury testimonial game tonight.
2 comments
What does this mean for library users and staff? If council is not running the libraries will this mean incompetence and shoddy service?Could it be open to abuse?
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bookworm
Wednesday, November 9, 2011
well let see if Suffolk can make this happen because Norwich city council has been trying to get this right for years and not got anywhere close I know I am being cynical but I wonder who has got shares in either of the private company
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simatry
Tuesday, November 8, 2011