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# Councillor says taxpayers should be told exactly what the total bill is for new Lichfield leisure centre
- URL: https://lichfieldlive.co.uk/councillor-says-taxpayers-should-be-told-exactly-what-the-total-bill-is-for-new-lichfield-leisure-centre/
- Published: 2024-06-09T06:02:00.000Z
- Updated: 2024-06-08T10:12:14.000Z
- Description: A councillor says taxpayers should now exactly what the bill for a new leisure centre in Lichfield will be.
- Author: Lichfield Live
- Tags: Politics, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-07-22 18:53, News

A councillor says taxpayers should now exactly what the bill for a new leisure centre in Lichfield will be.

It comes after a Lichfield District Council task group was told the project to build the facility at Stychbrook Park was [“currently over budget”](https://lichfieldlive.co.uk/council-says-extra-funding-for-new-lichfield-leisure-centre-will-help-pay-for-key-improvements/).

A report to the local authority’s overview and scrutiny committee said an additional £300,000 was needed in order to fund improvements, including a larger car park and community space.

But Cllr Sue Woodward, leader of the Labour opposition group, told the meeting that the additional funding – which formed part of a confidential section of an earlier meeting – needed explaining to residents more clearly.

> “There is reference in the minutes to a £300,000 impact on the medium term financial strategy, but there are other impacts as well.  
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> “We haven’t got the full picture of what the decision that eventually went to council as a confidential item is.  
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> “When will members have the opportunity to ask further questions about the overspend?There ought to be more public exposure of the decision.  
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> “It is the intention of the council is to be as transparent as possible as we’re talking about public money.  
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> “At some point there needs to be clarity about the total expenditure.”  
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> Cllr Sue Woodward

A Lichfield District Council spokesperson said:

> “We are currently in commercial discussions with the contractor to finalise all costs and once these details are confirmed, we will be able to provide a full update to residents to highlight the improvements that are being proposed.”  
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> Lichfield District Council spokesperson