Somerset Councillor for Frome North (Lib Dem) Learn more
by adamboyden on 22 April, 2015
Like every Mendip councillor, I was trusted with £2000 to support the local community, using funds from the Government’s New Homes Bonus, in 2013-15. Here is where this money went to benefit the local community:
The Community Environment Fund was provided by Mendip District Council to all 47 ward councillors as a one-off grant that would be allocated by councillors to local community projects between 2013 and Feb 2015 (see http://www.mendip.gov.uk/communityfunding). The CEF, together with the Local Legacy Fund (which provided £250,000 in 2013 and £200,000 in 2014 to larger local community projects) was funded through the New Homes Bonus funding from Government. The NHB funding is now being incorporated into the Government’s annual grant to local authorities, and Mendip District Council’s Cabinet decided in January to phase the NHB grant into general revenues over the next three years.
MDC’s funding of community grants schemes will be determined annually in future. If re-elected, I am keen to retain community grants to support our local community again.
Please also contact me about any local initiatives that need support.
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