South Wales Evening Post - 17 June 2006
The residents of Dunvant should get the chance to vote on the future of their community council next month, it has emerged. Swansea Council has confirmed that it has received an official request to hold a ballot of all electors on whether to scrap or save the crisis-hit body.
The vote, due to be held before the end of July, is the culmination of a campaign to get rid of a council which opponents say contributes little to the community and is poor value for money.
However, supporters of the council say that rather than dumping it, disgruntled residents should get more involved in its running and work to improve it.
The poll was requested after a public meeting in Olchfa school on May 17 attended by around 350 Dunvant residents.
One person at the meeting voted against asking for the dissolution ballot and two abstained. Everyone else at the meeting voted in favour.
A Swansea Council spokeswoman said: "The council has received an official request to hold a community poll to ask the question to the electors of Dunvant whether they wish to abolish Dunvant Community Council.
"As we cannot hold a poll until 42 days after the original meeting, it is hoped that a date can be set towards the end of July."
