Meeting with Paul Carter, Leader of KCC

I met KCC Leader, Paul Carter, on Tuesday and
we discussed the key challenges facing Maidstone over the coming months.

Building on the achievements already made by local Conservatives, I was delighted that improving educational services and protecting our grammar schools is a top priority for the council.

I told Paul something needed to be done to deal with congestion in the town centre and he said plans were already being developed to make it easier for us all to get around Maidstone.

I also brought up the issue of local development and we both agreed that the proposals for the KIG would be disastrous for the local community. We will lobby the ruling Lib Dems on Maidstone Borough Council very hard over the coming weeks and months to ensure that they are clear such development is unwanted in Maidstone.