Agenda 2019

  http://www.dorsetecho.co.uk/news/10787036.Public_outcry_over_council_decisions_on_chalets_and_angling_clubhouse/ Public outcry over council decisions on chalets and angling clubhouse Chalets at Greenhill Gardens Weymouth Angling Society chairman Billy Short, with other members outside the clubhouse   What a way to run a council. What do we elect councillors for? As I have argued before, and will continue to argue, it seems that in Weymouth (and sadly many other councils around the country), council officers (un elected and un accountable) make the policy and take the decisions, while elected members pass the "officers recommendations" on the nod, then wander off to the members lounge or the restaurant to fill in their expenses claims. It is little wonder that people become disillusioned with politics, with the result that fewer and fewer actually bother to vote at local elections.

  http://www.dorsetecho.co.uk/news/10773873.Angling_society_reaches_for_lifeline/ Weymouth Angling Society reaches for lifeline as Council Officers reject Management Board decision. Supporters and members of Weymouth Angling Society welcome the vote on 22 October   COUNCILLORS have voted against plans to demolish the harbourside clubhouse used by Weymouth Angling Society. They recommended the club be offered a new 10-year lease for its Weymouth inner harbour site. Anglers celebrated the outcome of the vote after the meeting but said the future of the club was not secure until a final decision was made at Weymouth and Portland Borough Council’s management committee next month.(Dorset Echo 22nd October 2013) Who actually runs Weymouth and Portland Borough Council? Elected members or the "officers"? The council’s harbour management board (elected members) voted to renew the lease for 10 years, but the "officers" (un elected and un accounta...