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The consultation is open to residents and businesses within the Cotswold District Council area.

Please provide the following details:

* We will not be able to consider your response if you do not provide your name and address.Your personal information will only be used in connection with this consultation and in accordance with the Data Protection Act. 

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* Resident address (if applicable):

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* Business name and address (if applicable):

Please  indicate your view on each of the budget proposals for 2016/17 by ticking the appropriate boxes below:

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1. The level of funding available from central government for 2016/17 is unclear at the moment. We may need to increase our share of the council tax by a maximum of 1.99%. This would increase council tax for a band D property to £128.91. What do you think about this level of increase in council tax?

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* 2. The Council is proposing to freeze car parking charges for 2016/17. What are your views on this proposal?

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* 3. The Council is proposing to freeze garden waste collection fees for 2016/17. What are your views on this proposal?

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* 4. The Council is planning to make savings by continuing to expand its shared services arrangements with its partner councils (West Oxfordshire District, Cheltenham Borough and Forest of Dean District Councils). By delivering savings in this way, the Council is able to protect services for local people. What do you think of this approach?

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5. The Council is not proposing to make any changes to standards in front line services for 2016/17. Do you agree or disagree with this?

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* 6. The Council is not proposing to make any changes to grants to the voluntary sector for 2016/17. Do you agree or disagree with this?

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* 7. Do you have any further comments for the Council to consider as part of its budget setting meeting in February? Please note that roads/highways are the responsibility of Gloucestershire County Council and not Cotswold District Council.

Please indicate your view on each of the Council's proposed aim and priorities set out in the Corporate Strategy by ticking the appropriate boxes below:

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* 8. Do you agree with the Council's aim: "to be recognised as the most efficient council in the country"?

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9. Do you agree with the Council's priority: "to provide high quality services at the lowest possible cost to council tax payers"?

Examples of what we're proposing to do to meet this priority include:

  • reducing costs by sharing services across four councils, saving £1.25m a year by 2020
  • freezing charges for car parking and green waste until 2020
  • keeping council tax as low as possible.

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10. Do you agree with the Council's priority: "to protect the local environment whilst supporting economic growth"?

To meet this priority we are:

  • producing a local plan to balance the need for economic growth and housing with preserving the character of the Cotswolds to be submitted to government by autumn 2016
  • delivering initiatives to reduce waste to landfill and increase recycling
  • continuing to improve and enhance car parks district wide
  • delivering a new strategic site and infrastructure in Cirencester to support housing and employment needs locally.

We will also:

  • produce an Economic Development Action Plan and establish an Destination Management Organisation to help the visitor economy
  • work with developers to redevelop the Brewery Court scheme in Cirencester.

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11. Do you agree with the Council's priority: "to champion issues which are important to local people"?

To meet this priority we plan to:

  • deliver 575 affordable homes by 2018;
  • lobby for an improved ambulance service and to improve road links and road safety;
  • implement a Community Infrastructure Levy on developers to fund infrastructure required because of development, working with communities on these matters;
  • working with others to provide high speed broadband to all parts of the district and to improve mobile phone signal coverage.

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* 12. Do you have any further comments for the Council to consider when deciding on its Corporate Strategy for the period 2016 to 2019?

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