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Jan 2022
Business owners to quiz Harrogate council leaders over devolution
Business owners are set to quiz Harrogate Borough Council leaders over the future of local government in the district.
The borough council will be scrapped in April next year, along with the six other district councils and North Yorkshire County Council, to make way for a North Yorkshire super council.
The changes, which are part of the government's devolution agenda, have raised questions over who will control the future of key local assets, such as the Stray, Harrogate Convention Centre and Ripon Town Hall.
Cllr Richard Cooper, leader of Harrogate Borough Council, and Wallace Sampson, the chief executive, will give a presentation on what to expect over the next 15 months at a Harrogate District Chamber of Commerce meeting on Monday next week.
Cllr Cooper and Mr Sampson will take questions from business owners about the new authority and the prospect of a Harrogate town council being created.
David Simister, chief executive of the chamber, said:
The meeting will take place at Rudding House at Rudding Park in Harrogate, although the event could be moved online depending on the covid situation.
Those wishing to attend should register their interest on the Harrogate District Chamber of Commerce website.
Read more:
- What will one super council for North Yorkshire look like?
- Government chooses single super authority to replace Harrogate council
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