The North Shropshire MP has joined calls to reconsider plans to close two county tips.
With Shropshire Council facing a £62 million shortfall in its funding for the coming financial year, the future of two out of the county's five recycling centres has been up for debate.
Shropshire Council has said a decision isn't imminent and that any plans will follow a public consultation exercise and be subject to ratification by the Cabinet and full council. In her letter to the council's chief executive Andy Begley and Council Leader Lezley Picton, the North Shropshire MP has asked that both Oswestry and Whitchurch be kept open, adding that if closures do take place, the council must invest in replacement provision such as estate skips to offset the impact.
Helen Morgan, Liberal Democrat MP for North Shropshire, said: “I’m supporting people across North Shropshire who want to save their local tip. Oswestry and Whitchurch are both under threat from Shropshire Council’s latest round of budget cuts.
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