Budget, Eden Project, Frontierland and city centre plans among activity for new leaders
Liberal Democrats have a higher profile alongside the Green Party at Lancaster City Council, following this week's election of a new council leader and formation of a new cabinet which includes two specific economic posts for Lancaster and Morecambe .
This week's council leadership election meeting was short with just a vote. No speeches were allowed. But afterwards, councillors spoke about the changes. Lib Dems on the cabinet Peter Jackson, leader of the Lib Dem group, was on the previous cabinet and is on the new one. A Lower Lune Valley councillor, he is also now deputy leader the city council. He reflected on the changes after the leadership meeting.
"Labour has 21 councillors and I'd not be surprised if there have been different views about continuing the shared administration. But Labour is also very disciplined so went ahead with ending the old cabinet. I was told some cabinet colleagues were distressed. Being a councillor and a cabinet member is a significant, emotional commitment. Councillors put their hearts and souls into it.
"There will be two key council meetings coming up that deal with budget matters. One will be about the council tax and the other will be about other finances such as revenue. A lot of work has already been done under my leadership behind the scenes. But crunch time is coming over the next few weeks about where exactly the decisions will fall."
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