Lewisham Greens achieve Green budget success
06 March 2007
Cllr Darren Johnson welcomed the news: ""I am pleased to say we got all of the spending proposals in our Green budget amendment adopted by the minority Labour administration in Lewisham.
"This latest success comes hot on the heels of the £47 million Climate Change package Green London Assembly members secured from the Mayor of London last month.
"At every level in London, Greens are setting the agenda on tackling climate change."
Lewisham Greens finance spokesperson Cllr Ute Michel said: "Our proposals aimed to help the borough's most vulnerable residents; social care service users and refugee children as well as boosting the environment and local shops. We are delighted that the Council has adopted that programme and we will have to work hard now to help put it into action."
The Green Group items were:
- removing £1.7 million of planned cuts in Adult Social Care to allow proper consultation to take place before any changes are made- additional £23,000 to continue funding an Access to Schooling scheme for asylum seekers at its present level- £107,500 for pilot scheme for a Green waste collection for 5,000 households - £7,500 for 500 free composting bins- encouraging commercial waste recycling by reducing the collection fees for recycled waste and increasing for non-recycled waste- £14,800 to participate in a real nappies scheme- additional £10,000 in marketing budget ringfenced for promoting recycling, energy and sustainability- additional £30,000 to fund renewable energy in schools to help cover projected funding shortfall- £5,000 for a feasibility study for a local shops loyalty card scheme- £5,100 for a Buy Local campaign with branded cloth bags
