One of the key issues that came up throughout the Annual Parish Meeting and has been raised to me during my doorstep canvassing is the state of our roads. The roads in King's Sutton are appalling, and a significant amount of money and effort needs to be spent to bring them up to an acceptable standard. Councillor Melling discussed this issue at length and as always the issue is budget availability; money being available to resolve the backlog of issues and the current problems within the County.
Only 8% of the County's annual budget of circa £915m (£73m) gets spent on the environment, including roads, which I believe is not enough.
The residents of King's Sutton pay an ever increasing amount of Council Tax, and I believe that we are not getting value for money when it comes to our road infrastructure. If I am fortunate enough to be elected I will make this one of the key issues that I will address as a top priority. I will work closely with Councillor Melling to ensure that the road's within King's Sutton are prioritised and brought up to the standard we expect and deserve.
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