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June 2011: The public vote: Babergh and Mid Suffolk residents vote differently on merger - Voters in south and central Suffolk went separate ways in the local poll on proposals for a merger between Babergh and Mid Suffolk District Councils to form a single council.
Across the two districts as a whole, 49.7% of the 64,069 residents who voted by post, phone, internet and text message voted ‘yes’ to the question as to whether the two existing district councils should be replaced by one new authority. 50.3% of residents voted ‘no’.
May 2011: The public vote: Two councils into one? - More than 42,000 residents from Babergh and Mid Suffolk have voted in the first two weeks of the month-long local poll on the future of the two district councils.
Media briefing note (issued May 24 alongside the above media release)
May 2011: The public vote: Two councils into one? - Voters in Babergh and Mid Suffolk will soon decide whether their councils should be abolished so that a new single district council can be created .
March 2011: Babergh and Mid Suffolk Chief Executive: A champion of change coming back to her roots - Councillors on both Babergh and Mid Suffolk District Councils confirmed last Friday (March 18) the appointment of Charlie (Charlotte) Adan as their new joint Chief Executive.
March 2011: Key information on proposed Suffolk Councils merger going to every household - Residents in Babergh and Mid Suffolk are being encouraged to look out for Council Tax information that hits the doormats this month, as it contains information about the two councils’ plans for integration and merger.
January 2011: Recruitment process begins for shared Chief Executive - Both Councils have now placed the advert for the shared Chief Executive - read more here.
December 2010: Babergh and Mid Suffolk agree to Single Chief Executive - Plans by Babergh and Mid Suffolk District Councils to bring together their staffing structures in order to make savings, received a boost during the last week with the proposal to recruit a single new chief executive being passed by both authorities.
October 2010: Babergh and Mid Suffolk back new council - Councillors on two different Suffolk local authorities have given the thumbs-up to ground-breaking plans to create one new District Council by the spring of 2013.
September 2010: Report recommends a single council for Mid Suffolk and Babergh - Detailed proposals that, if backed by councillors on two different authorities, could lead to the creation of a new district council covering the whole of south and central Suffolk are set to be debated over the next few weeks.
July 2010: Councillors to debate Babergh/Mid Suffolk integration options - Options that show the potential savings that could be made if Babergh and Mid Suffolk Councils were to integrate have been made public today, before they are debated by Babergh and Mid Suffolk Councillors from next week.
January 2010: Suffolk Councils to consider merging services - Papers have been released today that recommend that operational and managerial services in Babergh and Mid Suffolk District Councils should be integrated by April 2011.
Residents' magazines
Mid Suffolk and Babergh District Councils are working together to produce joint residents newsletters to provide information on the possible merger. Copies of these newsletter can be found below:
All Together - Better! - issued in December 2010:
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