A council leader outlines areas of savings as the authority seeks to plug a £62m budget gap.
Shropshire residents will "absolutely notice" a change to services as the council plans cuts in areas including leisure and waste management to plug a £62m budget gap.
The earmarked savings, listed in budget proposals for the next financial year, are subject to approval by the full council and in some cases public consultation.Under plans, the move out of Shirehall, Shropshire Council's head offices, would be accelerated as part of a project to reduce the number of council buildings.Ms Picton, Conservative, said the local authority could no longer make the required savings by cutting things that residents would not notice.
She told BBC Radio Shropshire: "No councillor signed up to change services and reduce the number of jobs in the authority but we're in a situation now where we don't really have any choice.
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