Statement: Hutton Community Centre
When it was proposed that £165k should be allocated from the Capital programme to refurbish the Hutton Community Centre at the budget setting meeting on February 12th, Lib Dem Leader Cllr David Kendall asked for the matter to be deferred to a Committee / Panel for a proper discussion and debate by members so that all the details could be properly considered. His request was turned down by the Tories. The fact that Cllr Kendall asked for a deferral did not mean that The Liberal Democrat group were against any investment in the Centre. We simply wanted to try and ensure that past mistakes were not repeated and that there were proper checks and balances in place going forward in terms of how the money was spent and how the work was done. Since the budget meeting there has been a public meeting held in Hutton to discuss the future use of the Centre with a view to it becoming a Community hub. Once again the Liberal Democrat group have no problem with the general concept as it sounds like a good idea. However aris
