The proposed scheme will not support Junior County sport. 
The Council leadership has rushed through its capital programme for the next three years with the minimum of scrutiny. This Council has a one-off opportunity to invest in its core services such as expanding the Borough Council’s recycling schemes and improving street cleaning and financial services.
Instead, over £5.5m will be spent on West Park and the Pewit Leisure development in the next two years. “Although these are worthwhile projects in their own right, the Council really does have bigger challenges.
Erewash Liberal Democrats do not support the scheme.

Update
Your Lib Dem Councillors have opposed the introduction of this charge and asked the Council to reconsider - but they are not listening. The Labour-run Group even prevented this decision from being scrutinized by other councillors. "Many residents are angry at having to pay twice for this service, through their council tax and the surcharge, which they rightly expect should be funded from council taxes" according to Councillor Craig France, Leader of the Lib Dems on Erewash Borough Council.

This decision will damage the local environment, will  encourage fly-tipping, and boomerang on council taxpayers as the Council will have to clear it up.

The new charge introduced from 8th April will cost households £10 for the Borough Council to collect up to six items such as furniture, carpets, fridges, washing machines, bags of general waste and unscheduled emptying of wheeled bins.

Many residents are angry at having to pay for this service which they rightly expect should be funded from council taxes

The ruling-group made the decision without reference to other councillors. “They rushed it through without consultation or scrutiny.

It is hoped that residents will not be deterred from paying the £10 charge or that they will take their rubbish, if they can, to the nearest civic amenity where it will be accepted free of charge.”