Part of 1. 1. Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Local Government – in the Senedd at 2:13 pm on 11 January 2017.
I thank the Cabinet Secretary for that reply. Another vital service that is provided by local authorities is adequate street lighting in urban areas. Will the Cabinet Secretary agree with me that Powys County Council seem to have embarked upon a rather bizarre policy of not replacing street lights that go out during the winter in places like Llanidloes because they’re engaged in a long-term plan to upgrade street lighting to more energy efficient LED lighting? Whilst nobody can object to the long-term objective, is it not unacceptable that my constituents have to grope around in the dark over large parts of Llanidloes because the county council won’t replace light bulbs?