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A Conwy councillor has submitted a formal complaint about transparency at Conwy County Borough Council after a cabinet meeting row in which his microphone was cut. Councillor David Carr wrote to council leader Julie Fallon and chief executive Rhun ap Gareth after he was stopped during a discussion about the council’s annual governance statement.
The dispute followed comments by fellow councillor Paul Luckock about the controversial Mochdre HGV depot, which has cost the council more than £3.2 million and remains unusable because its floor cannot accommodate HGVs. Fallon told the meeting that the matter was constrained by legal issues and should not be discussed publicly in that way.
Carr’s letter criticised the council’s record on transparency, citing Audit Wales findings that only 54 per cent of Freedom of Information requests were answered on time in 2024/25. A council spokeswoman said the leader had noted the councillor’s opinion and had replied to his email accordingly.