Telford & Wrekin Council’s Conservative Group have called an Extraordinary Meeting of the Council, which will take place on Thursday 8th of May, to call on the Authorities Labour Administration to bring an immediate end to the Newport Hypermarket debacle which overall may have so far cost the Authority anything up to £1.5m.
The only other time such a meeting has been called was during 2006 when the then Labour Administration tried to introduce car parking charges in parts of the Borough and threatened to increase Council Tax by 17%.
The Motion reads: -
This Council calls on the Cabinet to cease any further High Court Action associated with its plans for a supermarket development in Newport and demands a public apology from the leader of the council, or his Deputy, and acceptance that the current Administration was ultimately responsible for the waste of up to £1.5m of public funds.
Proposed by Cllr. A. J. Eade
Seconded by: Cllr. N. Dugmore