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The 3 per cent social care precept will raise an additional £6.6m this year and is
ring fenced for the council to only use in adult social care. Around two thirds of
the County’s total budget goes towards children’s and adult social care.
Alongside this the council has also set a target of saving of around £18.3M in
2018/19.

Dorset Innovation Park

There is an opportunity this March
to find out more and help shape
the future use of the Dorset
Innovation Park Enterprise Zone in
Winfrith. The advising consultants
will be at an event (Saturday 10
March - Village Hall, Moreton,
10am to 4pm) to update residents
on pr o po sa l s f or f u tu r e
employment development at the
Innovation Park. There will be a
series of illustrations on display.
These will also be available on the website at www.dorsetforyou.gov.uk/ldo/
purbeck together with an online survey enabling people to give their views on the
proposals. The survey will run between 24 February and 8 April 2018.
Dorset Innovation Park is Dorset’s second largest strategic employment site and is
being recognised as a major focus for the economic regeneration of South
Dorset.
Significant investment in the whole site by Purbeck District Council, Dorset County
Council and Dorset Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) is providing a new
opportunity for businesses by offering attractive Enterprise Zone benefits such as
business rate reduction, simplified planning and ultrafast broadband. The target
sectors for the Enterprise Zone include advanced engineering and
manufacturing, defence, marine, energy and cyber security.

Surgery
Surgeries are held on the first Saturday of every month. These are held at the
communal Lounge in Turberville Court in Bere Regis from 09.30 a.m. to 10.00 a.m. If
you cannot make one of these please email me and I will arrange to come round
to see you. If you have any questions or queries related to the business of Dorset
County Council please come along. If anyone wants to contact me and cannot
get to the surgery my email address is peterwharf@hotmail.com.

Peter Wharf, County Councillor

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