See how Langport Town is dwarfed by Huish Episcopi Parish:
[Editor's Note: rather difficult to get that border line accurate - this is just to give an impression of the difference in size between the two - sorry folks!]
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It's very early days, but moves are underway to disband Langport Town Council and Huish Episcopi Parish Council.
The two would be replaced by a single authority with a number of responsibilities and would have control over how to spend money largely raised by council tax payments across Langport and Huish.
How many councillors would sit on any new body is yet to be ironed out and being an elected council, there's no predicting how many councillors both 'sides' would get.
That would be all down to the ballot box on polling day.
[not sure it's productive to talk about 'sides' but there you go]
Lots to discuss!
The idea was put forward around 20 years ago but was shelved after a somewhat 'rowdy' public meeting at Huish Episcopi Comprehensive School hall.
Now it's being proposed again.
So what do you think?
To find out more, air your views and quiz a panel of invited guests - a Question Time style event is being held in the ballroom upstairs in the Langport Arms on
Tuesday 22nd October
Huish Episcopi and Langport residents are invited.
Hosted by a local journalist, it begins at 7pm.
As stated earlier: it's very early days but if you want to get your tuppence-worth in now, stick the date in your diary.
Shouldn't last longer than 90 minutes and then it's straight down to the bar for a good chin wag!
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