ONE possible way of reducing overcrowding in the council offices in St Leonard's would be to apply a little judicious downsizing.

This solution would, at the same time, address the problem of overspending which, I understand, has recently become a topic of interest to certain public-spirited councillors.

William Dixon Smith,

Welland Rise, Acomb, York.

Updated: 10:04 Tuesday, November 18, 2003