Call for second vote on grass cutting in Skegness
A second vote is to be taken by Skegness Town Council on whether they should hand the responsibility for cutting grass verges back to Lincolnshire County Council to prevent a rise in next year's precept. Councillors were divided when they voted to hand it back, but councillors calling for the second vote say not cutting the grass would 'damage the town's reputation'.
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00:00 Scania's Town Council is to vote again on whether the responsibility for cutting grass
00:05 verges should be handed back to Lingotty County Council.
00:08 The task was handed over to Scania's Town Council in 2017, after the County Council
00:14 announced it would be reducing cuts to three a year to save money.
00:18 The decision to hand responsibility back to prevent a rise in next year's precept was
00:23 taken at the last Town Council meeting.
00:26 However, now nine councillors have drawn up a special motion calling for the vote to be
00:31 taken again, saying ceasing cutting would damage the reputation of the town.
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