THE INFORMATION BELOW HAS BEEN RECEIVED BY WILSDEN PARISH COUNCIL FROM BRADFORD METROPOLITAN DISTRICT COUNCIL

Bradford Council is experiencing extraordinary challenges and change. Government funding for Bradford Council services has been cut by £167.5 million since 2010. By 2020 it is estimated the money for Council services that is under the Council’s direct control will reduce by some £100 million, from £401 million today to around £300 million – that’s over 25% and is on top of the savings already made.

The budget proposals are not just about balancing the books, they are about focusing on what will make most difference to people’s lives in the District with the resources we have available.

The collection of garden waste is not a statutory service, and therefore, not a service that the Council is obliged to provide. However in order to meet some of the budget savings the Council is proposing to charge for the collection of Garden Waste from June 2016. In order to continue to offer a Garden Waste Service the proposal is to offer a chargeable collection service to all residents that request it, the current service is only offered across certain parts of the district. To understand what the service could look like we are asking you to complete this short questionnaire to help inform our future plans for this service.

Please help by completing the questionnaire below:

http://www.bradford.gov.uk/surveys/gw/gardenwaste_survey_2016.htm