Residents vote against setting up Kidderminster town council
Plans to create a town council for Kidderminster are set to be shelved after public response to a consultation over the scheme proved 'disappointing', council bosses have revealed.
Wyre Forest District Council has been recommended not to pursue the proposal any further when it discussed by members at a meeting tonight.
A report to the full council revealed only 1,559 responses were received – significantly less than the numbers who signed a petition earlier this year to launch the review.
More than 5,000 residents had put their name to the document. The majority of those who did respond to the consultation were opposed to setting up a town council.
Wyre Forest District Council leader Councillor John Campion said: "The number of people who responded was disappointing. However the people have spoken and it is now our duty to reflect what they have told us."
