At the Annual meeting of Bridgwater Town Council, re-elected Leader Cllr Brian Smedley (Labour, Westover) said the Town Council was now through the difficult unitary transition period and laid out his councils plans for moving forward together from a position of strength. Cllr Smedley, speaking at Bridgwater Town Hall, said “We have gone through a major transition these last 2 years. We expected just one turbulent year while we tried to get used to the new reality in local government but it took 2. At the end of this we’ve come through stronger, fully staffed and with increased powers. Our aim was always to get back the powers that we had during the Borough days before they were ended in 1974 by the introduction of Sedgemoor District Council and now we’re as close as we’ve ever been. We’re financially sound, we have a corporate structure fit for purpose and we have a community outreach system through our Forums that means we can communicate, engage and deliver for the people of Bridgwater”

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