Families could face a 22 per cent rise in council tax next year.
Southend Council is spelling out a series of grim choices in a newsletter dropping through letterboxes this weekend.
It will feature a questionnaire asking residents how much extra they are prepared to pay or face further service cuts.
Published Friday January 9, 2004
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