Article: District council favours keeping two-tier local government

THE last of North Yorkshire's district councils has come out in favour of keeping the current two tiers of local government.

However, Richmondshire Council said it was committed to "working wholeheartedly" however local government in North Yorkshire is run in the future, adding that the ultimate decision would be made by central government.

The county council announced plans for a unitary bid in January and claims restructuring would cost [Pounds]13.5m to set up and save taxpayers [Pounds]14m a year.

The move is opposed by the North Yorkshire District Councils Network - made up of the county's six district councils other than Richmondshire.

The network argues the true cost of change to ...

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