Liberal Democrats have condemned the spending of over £4000 on new
furniture for the Mayor’s Parlour.
Since the council
moved out of the old Redcar and Cleveland Town Hall earlier this year the Mayor’s Parlour has been
moved to Kirkleatham Museum
But figures
uncovered by Liberal Democrat Councillor Chris Abbott show that rather than use
the perfectly good furniture from the old Mayor’s Parlour, the council’s Labour
bosses have seen fit to spend £4,319 on replacing it.
Liberal Democrat
Councillor Chris Abbott commented:
“This is sheer
waste of taxpayers’ money.
“Kirkleatham Museum already houses quality furniture which used to
be in the Mayor’s Parlour at Redcar . We want to
know what has happened to the furniture at the former Eston Town Hall
“It’s another
example of Labour making cuts where it matters and spending where it
doesn’t.
“At a time of
austerity, this sends out totally the wrong message to the people the council
serves.”
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