Ipswich Borough Council has applied to government to become a unitary authority. If the bid is successful, Ipswich would take over delivery of; most of the services currently provided by the County Council. This would mean Ipswich controlling and managing services such as education, social services, libraries and highways. It would also mean Ipswich paying for them.
The government has said Ipswich can only go it alone if it does not cost council taxpayers any more than at present. Ipswich already has the highest council tax rate in Suffolk. Band D taxpayers in Ipswich pay over twice as much for borough services as they do in Suffolk Coastal.
Ipswich now has to prove to the government that they can take on unitary status without a further hike in council tax.
They have also been told by government that any new unitary authority will have to be based on existing boundaries. For people living in areas such as Kesgrave, Rushmere and Martlesham this will be welcome news; provided the government does not change its mind. This has been known to happen.
We are absolutely determined that there should be no change to Suffolk Coastal’s boundaries. We are not prepared to abandon any of our residents, simply to accommodate Ipswich’s ambitions.
Support the Conservatives on May 3rd and you will be supporting councillors and candidates who will fight to keep Kesgrave, Rushmere and Martlesham part of Suffolk Coastal now and in the future.
We believe the best way forward is for councils to work together and share services. That way we can achieve countywide economies of scale while at the same time preserving local decision-making and the special identities of individual districts.
Homes in Suffolk Coastal can still continue to have their food waste collected every week – even when the whole District is on the new three-bin system.
There are two main reasons for a three-bin system :-
But all this costs money. Collecting both recyclables/compostables and general household waste together every week would be prohibitively expensive. That is why we have opted for a three-bin system with recyclables/compostables and household waste being collected on alternate weeks: one week recyclables/compostables (two bins); the next week household waste (one bin).
Because of our composting process, food waste can be put in brown recycling bins, wrapped if necessary in newspaper, but not in plastic. Food waste can also be put out for the general household waste collection. So there is no need for food waste to be left out for any longer than a week.