We asked

We asked what the public thought of our plan to reorganise Lincolnshire councils with three unitary authorities. We drafted our proposal based on:

• your feedback
• local experience, data and services
• geography and government priorities

You said

More than 2,600 of you participated. What you told us was:

• there are too many councillors
• you want better value for money
• it should be easier to understand who’s responsible
• a big council will be too remote
• the savings might not transpire
• services could be disrupted

We did

• suggest in our proposal that 70 councillors represent residents in existing wards
• commit to reducing duplication to make the council more efficient. Your comments were shared with finance before council tax proposals were written
• our three unitary council proposal makes it clear who does what and who to contact, regardless of who used to provide the service
• include local committees and hubs in our proposal to keep identity and insight
• added the cost (£25.89m) and the recurring benefits (£46.44m) to the proposal
• make it clear how high performing services like support to children and Fire and Rescue won’t be broken up under our proposal