Does this small country of ours really require 650 Members of Parliament, along with 78 Hampshire county councillors, and another 39 Eastleigh borough councillors to ensure it runs efficiently?
Eastleigh Borough Council is one of the highest debited councils in the country, some £622 million pounds in debt. They spent millions supporting a hotel at the then Rose Bowl, which will never be used by a No.61 bus passenger, they spent millions demolishing the lovely council Offices in Leigh Road, only to spend even more on the refurbishment of Eastleigh House in Market Street! They are spending millions more supporting Horton Heath One. Can I ask the Liberal Democrat council to maybe reduce the number of paid councillors by one (Paid nearly £9,000 annually) which would go someway in paying and restoring the no: 61 buses. I cannot believe these two neighbouring towns do not have a direct bus link, and one that also took in the Royal Hampshire County Hospital.
Just a thought! The Bluestar No1 service which operates between Southampton and Winchester now operates ever ten minutes, could not one of these buses be re-routed once an hour, and then run it through Eastleigh to Winchester, it may be a surprise how many passengers they may attract on a new route?
I just ask the Eastleigh Liberal Democrat councillors to give the cost of supporting the No 61 bus route some more thought!
John Pitman,
Torre Close,
Allbrook,
Eastleigh
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