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5 Aug 2015

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County councillors, DCC, Devolution, EDDC, Exeter City Council, Somerset County Council, Teignbridge

Devon and Somerset county merger “not ruled out” by Somerset

According to a tweet by Martyn Oates, BBC Political Correspondent today:

“.@SomersetCouncil leader @JDOsman1 on single authority for Dev & Som: Everything’s a possibility – Govt want single point of accountability.
10:15 AM – 5 Aug 2015
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That could lead to a merged Somerset and Devon having to deal with the consortium currently consisting of Exeter, East Devon and Teignbridge!

Whither EDDC HQ then one wonders … whither ANY district council’s HQ come further amalgamation and/or devolution!

What a potential mess – from the government which originally refused to allow Devon to become a unitary authority and the district council (East Devon) that spent hundreds of thousands of pounds on refusing to merge with ANYONE back in 2007!