A Lichfield councillor says plans for new rules forcing dog owners to carry poo bags will have “little impact” if the issue of enforcement is not addressed.
Members of a task group looking at plans for a new Lichfield leisure centre were “disappointed” that some facilities had to be cut from the proposals, a councillor has said.
Figures have revealed that more than £475,000 from a hardship fund has been spent helping reduce council tax bills in Lichfield and Burntwood during the coronavirus crisis.
Staff involved in signing a contract to sell land before necessary consultation was carried out no longer work for Lichfield District Council, the local authority’s chief executive has said.
A Lichfield councillor said the benefits of allowing land to be sold off for housing “outweigh the negatives” caused by the loss of the public open space.
Councillors have been told they were left in an “impossible position” after a contract was agreed to sell two pieces of land for housing before any consultation had taken place.
