Council 'will lose £300k saving' by relocating library, claims councillor

A councillor claims more than £300,000 of earmarked savings from a renegotiated library lease will be lost after Conwy County Council decided to relocate the service before the deal broke even.

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Cllr Harry Saville says the authority paid £653,000 to Mostyn Estates in 2022 so they could exit an existing lease and enter into a new money-saving agreement at the Mostyn Street building.

‘The decision was made by cabinet in a behind-closed-doors meeting.

But Cllr Saville says Conwy County Council's decision to move the library to Venue Cymru - following £20 million of UK Government funding being allocated for the library move - will mean those annual savings won't be made.

For that to happen, said Cllr Saville, the council would need to remain at the Mostyn Street library until around 2033 instead of vacating the building around 2027.