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The Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council cuts to Bickenhill Household Waste Recycling Centre are among forthcoming savings to be detailed by The Silhillian this week.
The council wants to reduce weekday opening hours at the Coventry Road tip from 8am to 8pm in the summer to 9am to 5pm.
The current winter opening hours from 8am to 6pm would be reduced to 9am to 4pm.
Weekend opens would change from 8am to 4.30pm to 9am to 4pm, all year round.
The move would save the cash strapped council £12,000 as part of £12m savings needed to balance its £145m budget in the 12 months from April. Its budget is down £5m on this year.
A further £20,000 would be saved the following year from reduce hours, it says.
The council could also cut the amount of visits allowed by vans and trailer owners from 12 to six. A permit scheme was introduced in October.
This would cut 611 tonnes of landfill – which the council is fined for – saving £39,000 next year, it adds.
The council has been given £51m by the Government has will raise most of the remaining cash for its budget through the council tax.
The council’s part of the bill - £1,173.72 for a band D home – is set to not increase thanks to cash support from Government.
Fire, police and parish councils get the rest, taking a band D bill this year to £1,321. These other authorities have yet to confirm next year's increase.
All savings plans will be discussed by the council's overview and scrutiny management board on Thursday. Click here for details.
Check back during the week for more details on how council savings will affect you.
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