Public toilets could be closed, school crossing patrollers scrapped and the winter maintenance of local roads reduced by 20 per cent in a bid to save Perth and Kinross Council £4.5 million.
These are just some of the proposals being put before councillors next Wednesday as they meet to set Perth and Kinross Council’s 2022/23 budget.
PKC is faced with a structural deficit of £7.6 million, “significant inflationary pressures” and “uncertainty over future funding levels”.