Haringey Libdems Manifesto for Council Elections, 6th May 2010

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Permalink Reply by Adam on April 11, 2010 at 22:41

Can you tell us more about the proposed 'Neighbourhood Improvement Fund'.

What kind of improvements would we be able to bid for?

Any idea what the annual budget per Ward will be?

How will this be different to the current 'Making the Difference' budgets?

Will the Lib Dems be publishing more specific manifesto pledges on a Ward by Ward basis?

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Permalink Reply by Adam on April 20, 2010 at 22:57

Karen, do you have an update on the questions I posted on the 11th April?

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Permalink Reply by Karen Alexander on April 21, 2010 at 11:19

The Neighbourhood Improvement Fund will be a ward based fund that replaces Making the Difference (MTD) but with fairer and more funding. Currently the MTD fund is £50,000 per Area Assembly (Total £350k). Finer details yet to be agreed but the aim is for the new fund to be £25,000 per ward (total £475k) for ward specific schemes. Improvements will be decided by local residents on a ward by ward basis. We will reduce bureaucracy in the current process and target more community based initiatives.

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Permalink Reply by Adam on April 21, 2010 at 11:53

Thanks

Do the Lib Dems have specific manifesto pledges for Harringay ward?

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Permalink Reply by Karen Alexander on April 21, 2010 at 11:56

Yes - have look at our website

www.harringay.mycouncillor.org

its all there.

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Permalink Reply by Old-Age-Emporium(OAE) on April 21, 2010 at 12:50

I suppose it's a bit parochial of us to notice that the new MTD ward based funding will indeed be larger and fairer to those wards which make up a three-ward neighbourhood. It leaves Harringay (and St Anns) as at present with £25K each to bid for.

Losing 'Haringey People' at £350,000+ could , in theory, leave each ward with an extra £18,420 for Haringey people to bid for.
Or will our new look 'Haringey People' be slimmed down by just one third?!

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