Ambitious plans to improve education, create jobs and fund more policing for the people of Wisbech have been revealed by Cambridgeshire Liberal Democrats.
They have outlined their ideas for the Fenland town in their alternative budget for Cambridgeshire County Council.
"The people of Wisbech have been ignored for too long by the Tories running the county council," said Lib Dem Leader, Kilian Bourke.
Young people looking for education, training or employment would be entitled to free transport under an £80,000 scheme proposed by Cambridgeshire Liberal Democrats.
The scheme would be run by Cambridgeshire County Council Locality Teams and would cover all forms of public transport.
Liberal Democrat Shadow Cabinet Member for Transport, Susan van de Ven said, "Young people face unprecedented pressures, and the prohibitive cost of transport can be a blockade to opportunity.
In their alternative Cambridgeshire County Council budget, the Lib Dems have set aside £10 million over the next five years to maintain and improve the buildings of the 200 schools for which the council is still responsible.
"The council has a school maintenance backlog of over £20 million", said Lib Dem Education Spokesman, Peter Downes. "We would increase the investment in making schools fit for purpose and we would give priority to maintenance work that would improve energy efficiency.
Cambridgeshire County Councillor, Nigel Bell is questioning why it took years for a vital link road in Ely to open.
He has accused the Tory-run Cambridgeshire County Council and East Cambridgeshire District Council of dragging their feet over the link between Lynn Road and Prickwillow Road.
The simple removal of a few concrete blocks allowed the road from Thistle Corner to King's Avenue to be opened enabling drivers to access the A10 without driving through the city.
Cambridgeshire has one of the lowest records in the country for helping pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds achieve their full potential.
The county comes 12th from the bottom in league tables for achieving five A* to C grades in GCSEs including English and Maths; only 25 per cent of the pupils on free school meals achieve these targets.
Cambridgeshire County Council's long running dispute over the guided bus project looks set to drag on for another three years costing £9.5 million in interest.*
A resolution of the case with contractor BAM Nuttall was expected to take place in 2013-14 but has now been pushed back to 2014-15.
The Conservative administration expects by this time to have won 100 per cent of the court case and received a full settlement - including the cost of these interest payments plus an additional charge on top - from BAM Nuttall.
Schools converting to academies in Cambridgeshire have been cashing in at the expense of pupils who need extra help because of their special needs.
The Children and Young People's Scrutiny panel has been told that services will be reduced for disabled children, for young people in care and for those with special needs.
Cambridgeshire Liberal Democrats have revealed their alternative budget investing £10 million in transport over the next five years, supporting schools and young people and embarking on a radical programme of energy efficiency.
The budget identifies around £67 million worth of savings in the years to 2017 while reversing the Tories' withdrawal of financial support for bus services.
Cambridgeshire Tories should invest £100,000 in cash-strapped care for the elderly rather than setting it aside to give themselves a pay rise, Lib Dems claim.
They have called on the Tories to allocate the money to Adult Social Care rather than use it to line their own pockets.
"At least that way if the Tories give themselves a pay rise the public will be able to see where they are taking the money from," said Cambridgeshire Liberal Democrat Leader, Kilian Bourke.
Cambridgeshire Liberal Democrats made another bid to save £2.7 million of county bus subsidies today (Tuesday, January 31) as the Tories met to rubber stamp their plans and press ahead with their flawed replacement transport plan.
They fought to reverse the decision after winning the first round of their battle which led to the Tories backing down and putting £1.5 million back into subsidised transport.
