September 4, 2022 in Rochford District Council
Myself and my fellow Lib Dem District Councillors (Chris, Jim, David & Andrew) have called for an extraordinary council meeting to propose our motion to declare a 'Cost of Living Emergency' in our District.
Whilst predominately the levers to tackle the cost of living crisis rest with central government, we know there are steps the Council can take to help support our residents and businesses across the district and we should be making sure we work effectively with all our partners to deliver these steps.
We are asking council to
I am really hopeful that the whole council will come together on this issue and work to try and help in anyway to ease the burden on our residents and businesses.
Please come along to the Council meeting which will be held at the Mill Hall on 13th September 2022 at 8.30pm
Full details of the meeting and our motion can be found by clicking here
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