Dudley council tax payers facing £50 hike in bills
Council tax in Dudley will rise by 4.49 per cent meaning bills could go up by around £50 a year after the plans were backed.
Dudley Council argued out the budget at their full council meeting on Monday night after the opposition Conservative authority put forward an amendment to the Labour-run authority's plans.
Row intensifies over travellers transit site
The amendment heavily focused on the controversial travellers transit site – with the Tories calling for the £600,000 over three years for strengthening environmental enforcement in relation to unauthorised traveller encampments not to be approved.
They also urged cabinet to continue with the development of a transit site at Budden Road, in Coseley, or an alternative site.
Councillor Shaun Keasey said: "Concrete bollards won't solve the problem of travellers, it will just move it again, again and again and the council bill gets bigger and bigger. The £600,000 for the next three years is just a blank cheque.
"The only way to solve this issue is a transit site."
