LOCAL democracy is ill-served by government regulations which encourage the delegation of councillors' duties and responsibilities to unelected members.
I recently wrote to the chairman of the planning committee to express my concern. He wrote back informing me that he had asked an officer to reply on his behalf.
William Dixon Smith,
Welland Rise,
Acomb, York.
Updated: 11:18 Friday, November 26, 2004
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