People are being asked for their views
The council is seeking feedback on a proposal to permanently end its Bonfire Night and firework events due to the large costs of holding them.
In December, the council estimated it would see a £65.7m gap in the budget for 2023/24, which could increase to £84.5m over the next two years. The council cancelled the 2022 displays due to 'significant budget pressures' - and they had previously not happened in 2020 and 2021 due to the pandemic.The council usually holds a city bonfire event at Roundhay Park, as well as five community events at Bramley Park, East End Park, Middleton Park, Woodhouse Moor and Springhead Park.
The idea was to proposed to help Leeds council balance the budget, but the council said after receiving feedback that it would be able to balance its budget without introducing a 40p per hour parking charge. Councillor Salma Arif said at the time that further work would still need to be done to identify savings in the council budget due to financial pressures.
The bonfire consultation is taking responses until Tuesday, March 7, at 5pm. Once the consultation is over a decision will be taken before the end of March.
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