A leader has hit back at anti relief road campaigner claims that Shrewsbury's North West Relief Road project means Shropshire Council is 'rushing headlong into bankruptcy'.
A leader has hit back at anti relief road campaigner claims that Shrewsbury's North West Relief Road project means Shropshire Council is 'rushing headlong into bankruptcy'.Even though the council is teetering on the brink of running out of money in its budget for day to day services its leader says the relief road won't affect that.
“By racing the NWRR decision letter through without full government funding in place or planning conditions being satisfied, they risk being stuck with a £100m-plus bill for this white elephant road at a time when council services are being cut to the bone. The council is expected to vote on a Full Business Case on the road in December, even though complex planning conditions have yet to be satisfied.Campaigners are set on going to judicial review on the project with two challenges champing at the bit.
But Councillor Lezley Picton, the leader of the council said capital payments for the project will have no impact on council budgets for day to day services. “We are working up our Full Business Case for the project, which will be submitted to government to secure confirmation of funding,” she added.“The project will only proceed once final funding for the project is confirmed and this will be set out transparently for everyone to see.
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