CHARGE SET TONIGHT

Exactly how much Brigg households will have to pay to fund the work of Brigg Town Council will be decided tonight. Currently, the average is £1.10 per week.
Councillors will set the budget for the period April 2009-March 2010 when they meet tonight in the Angel Suite.
This important issue will form part of the council's monthly meeting, starting at 7.30pm.
The session is open to the public, but those planning to go along should note the budget is item 13 on an agenda of 17 items - so it will be some time before things get round to the main topic of the evening.
We are also expecting the winner of the Joseph J Magrath OBE Award for Public Voluntary Service to be made known tonight, although there is a 'gentleman's agreement' between town clerk Jeanette Woollard (pictured) and members of the press that we hold off from announcing the winner until she has had the chance to pass on the good news to the worthy winner, whose trophy will be handed over at March's annual civic banquet.
Just to make it clear to those who may not be 100 per cent clued up on local government finance: Brigg Town Council's slice of what North Lincolnshire Council collects from households is very small, as the services provided by the town council (such as running the Angel Suite and allotments) are obviously much less than the North Lincs authority, which provides education, planning, refuse collection, street lighting and many more functions.