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Nov 2022
Nearly half of Harrogate council meetings cancelled in November
A lack of Harrogate Borough Council business has led to nearly half of meetings being cancelled this past month.
The authority will be abolished in four months time and replaced by North Yorkshire Council.
The cancellation of so many meetings raises questions over how effective the council will be in its final days.
It had been due to hold 13 meetings in November — not including informal meetings — which included senior cabinet member meetings and a planning committee.
However, five of those meetings were cancelled. Last week the council did not hold a single meeting.
Just three public meetings were streamed live onto the council’s YouTube in November.
This included a cabinet meeting, where senior councillors made a key decision over the progress of three strategic housing sites.
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The Stray Ferret asked the borough council why so many meetings had been cancelled and why so few meetings had been streamed for the public to watch.
A council spokesperson said:
The authority is due to hold 12 meetings in December—- one of which has already been cancelled.
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