Exeter City Council

InExeter fifth term ballot budget agreed
Exeter City Council has approved a £7,000 budget to run a ballot for local businesses to decide whether Exeter’s Business Improvement District should continue to operate for a third five-year term from April next year.

Council sinks additional £1.25m into struggling Exeter Science Park as company unable to repay £7m debts
Serial scrutiny failures continue as emergency meeting held to increase city council exposure to joint venture to more than £2 million on top of £450,000 project costs plus £950,000 guarantee but rescue plan risks repeating earlier strategic mistakes.