http://www.kent.libdems.org.uk/newsarchive.php Recent News Stories from Kent County Council Liberal Democrat Group en-GB Kent County Council Liberal Democrat Group http://www.kent.libdems.org.uk/ Prater Raines Ltd http://www.praterraines.co.uk/ (c) 2008 Kent County Council Liberal Democrat Group 2008-12-02T05:50+00:00 United Kingdom http://www.kent.libdems.org.uk/news/000234/accident_black_spot_revealed.html A report to the Highways Advisory Board of Kent County Council on the 11th November reveals that the Liberal Democrat campaign for urgent action to tackle the unacceptable level of deaths and injuries on Maidstone's Roads is fully justified. 2008-11-12T00:00+00:00 http://www.kent.libdems.org.uk/news/000233/letter_to_the_editor_kent_messenger.html Dear Sir, 2008-11-06T00:00+00:00 http://www.kent.libdems.org.uk/news/000227/income_before_peoples_lives_says_kcc.html In response to a question raised in Council by Ian Chittenden, Kent County Councillor for Maidstone North East, Kent County Council say that advertising on lamp posts will not distract drivers or cause accidents. 2008-10-21T00:00+00:00 http://www.kent.libdems.org.uk/news/000226/government_housing_targets_for_canterbury_district_are_stupid.html "The 10,200 extra houses the Government says must be built in Canterbury District by 2026 will seriously change the quality of life for its residents." 2008-10-21T00:00+00:00 http://www.kent.libdems.org.uk/news/000228/essex_waste_barred_from_kent.html Trudy Dean has welcomed the refusal of planning consent to importing Essex Waste into the composting plant recently opened at Blaise Farm Quarry between West Malling and Offham. 2008-10-21T00:00+00:00 http://www.kent.libdems.org.uk/news/000229/lib_dems_fight_for_kents_green_lungs.html At the KCC meeting on Thursday 16th October, Kent Lib Dems argued for continuing protection for the green lungs of Kent . The Government South East Plan proposes to sweep away the protection for these 'Strategic Gap' areas, where green fields stop suburbs of towns joining up. This is against the advice of their own expert panel of advisers. 2008-10-21T00:00+00:00 http://www.kent.libdems.org.uk/news/000230/camerons_dud_idea.html KCC Conservative Finance spokesman said last Thursday (16 October 2008) he had not been consulted by David Cameron before he announced his Big Idea of capping Council Tax for the first two years of a Conservative Government. Conservative Finance Cabinet Member Nick Chard said that KCC would have to cut over £80 million from its budget if Council Tax was not to go up next year, and that this would be "a difficult challenge" to achieve. Asked by Trudy if he thought David Cameron's idea was therefore practical, Mr Chard did not answer. 2008-10-21T00:00+00:00 http://www.kent.libdems.org.uk/news/000231/conservatives_admit_residents_paid_for_developers_damage_to_roads.html After a tour of damaged roads in Maidstone, Kent County Council has finally admitted that under the Conservative controlled, taxpayers have been paying for years when developers damage roads. 2008-10-21T00:00+00:00 http://www.kent.libdems.org.uk/news/000232/have_you_cost_us_50m.html Trudy Dean Leader of the Lib Dem Group on Kent County Council has called for representatives of KCC treasury advisers Butlers to appear before the Council's Scrutiny Committee on October 22nd. Butlers advised KCC to invest £50 million for a fixed six month term in three Icelandic banks back in March this year. It is these banks which have gone into receivership leading to potentially high losses for the Council and its partners. 2008-10-21T00:00+00:00 http://www.kent.libdems.org.uk/news/000225/poorest_families_must_wait_for_free_buses.html As recession bites, Kent's children from poorest families are being prevented from using free buses under Kent County Council's Freedom Pass. 2008-09-10T00:00+00:00 http://www.kent.libdems.org.uk/news/000223/tories_admit_stupidity.html "At a risk of saying I TOLD YOU SO" Dan Daley, Councillor for Maidstone Central today responded to the quite remarkable statements made by Councillor Ferrin (Cabinet Member for Environment & Waste) concerning the repeated breakdowns and operational failures of the Allington Incinerator. Mr Ferrin is quoted as saying what seemed a very wise decision a very long a very long time ago is a very stupid one today. 2008-08-13T00:00+00:00 http://www.kent.libdems.org.uk/news/000224/incinerator_failure.html Failure of furnace linings at the Waste to Energy Incinerator at Allington meant another plant shut down of the burning process, a mountain of rotting rubbish and a plague of flies for local residents. 2008-06-24T00:00+00:00 http://www.kent.libdems.org.uk/news/000222/phase_1_23million_passengers_a_year.html Lib Dems at Kent County Council have pledged their opposition to London Mayor Boris Johnson's campaign for a new London Airport in the Thames Gateway area. 2008-06-03T00:00+00:00 http://www.kent.libdems.org.uk/news/000221/cabinet_member_takes_a_closer_look.html At the KCC Cabinet Scrutiny Committee (April 23rd) the Cabinet Member for Finance, Nick Chard, was quizzed over the county's apparent threat to community services supplied from premises occupied by the Allington Baptist Church in London Road, Maidstone. 2008-04-29T00:00+00:00 http://www.kent.libdems.org.uk/news/000220/kcc_land_sale_threatens_community_services.html Maidstone community services and a thriving church are at serious risk. The site they occupy will be sold by Kent County Council (KCC) once the planning prospect for the site is established. 2008-04-17T00:00+00:00