Warminster town councillors have voted to increase the council’s precept by 2.73%. At their meeting this evening, councillors split on party lines. Conservative councillors voted in favour of the recommended budget. Independent councillors Paul Macdonald and Stacie Allensby voted against the proposal.
Councillor Paul Macdonald proposed an amendment that would have seen the budget increase paid out of the council reserves. The proposal was defeated. In debating the budget, Councillor Bill Parks noted that Warminster Town Council needed to inform Wiltshire Council of its precept tomorrow (Tuesday). He added that this meant “there is little we can do about it” and described the late decision making as “regrettable”.
The BA12 Agenda 