The York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority is set to meet this week to determine the final cost residents will pay for their fire and rescue services in the upcoming financial year.
Alongside the recent announcement of a one per cent reduction in the council tax precept, Scarborough Town Council is now focusing on a deliberate strategy to significantly increase its financial reserves.
Plans to introduce charges to use dozens of council-owned toilets appear to have been temporarily blocked amid concerns that a fee of up to 50p would not wash with the public.