Our current grass cutting and grounds maintenance 4-year contract comes to an end next spring. It is the single biggest expenditure item in the parish council's approximately £82K annual budget. It is the locally funded and delivered service which generates the strongest opinions among parishioners - in my opinion.
We will be taking soundings from precept payers - plus listening to the ones who supply them without any encouragement - and drawing up a spec for going out to tender.
If you have views you can post them on this blog or email me at broadgreen68@btinternet.com, in complete confidence. You can also email the parish council clerk at cranfieldpc@btconnect.com.
In addition you can share your views with parish councillors at their quarterly surgery next Wednesday 13 June at 7.30 in Holywell School. We need all the information we can get.
3 comments:
That is a lot of money for cutting grass for a year. I'd like to see what is done and when its done and how many hours are being quoted for before i renewed the contract. Id be looking at alternatives, another company, a smaller company that may be cheaper. Buying equipment and employing someone directly.
I would agree with J.Nakielski that an expenditure that big should be in-house, that is NOT outsourced.
Secondly, it should be noted that in a semi-arid region such as Bedfordshire, the grass should generally be mown less frequently than it is (which would also save money).
Can anyone provide a figure for exactly how much this costs per year?
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