Bournemouth Borough Council, Borough of Poole, Christchurch Borough Council, Dorset County Council, East Dorset District Council, North Dorset District Council, Purbeck District Council, West Dorset District Council and Weymouth and Portland Borough Council have put to a meeting hosted by the Dorset Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) proposals on a re-organisation of Dorset local councils from 2019. There was very strong support for merging Bournemouth, Poole and Christchurch into one “super council” and Weymouth and Portland, West Dorset, North Dorset, Purbeck, East Dorset and Dorset County into a separate “super council”.
Ian Girling, DCCI chief executive, said: “It is important that businesses have a really strong input into the debate as the economy has to be at the heart of any reforms. Local government reorganisation is a real opportunity for Dorset to punch above its weight and move to a level where it should be.”
Issues raised at the event included planning, costs, services, business rates, licensing, investment and tangible benefits for smaller businesses and the community.
DCCI, the voice of business in Dorset with about 800 members representing more than 37,000 employees, is encouraging firms to give their views before the consultation deadline closes on Tuesday October 25.
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