Rutland and Stamford's MP is holding a public meeting to discuss the future of Rutland Council
It's as the governments devolution plans could mean big changes for the county
Rutland could face huge changes under the governments devolution plans.
This evening, Rutland and Stamford's MP is holding a public meeting to discuss what this means for Rutland Council and to hear residents views.
These are the biggest changes in 50 years
It follows the publication of the Government's English Devolution White Paper which included proposals to abolish district councils and create new larger unitary county councils.
Alicia Kearns, Member of Parliament for Rutland and Stamford, said:
We may once again lose our independence as a county
"For Rutland we'd be going from a council that serves 41,000 people to half a million, which is a fundamental difference."
"With that comes changes in representation, so rather than having almost 30 councillors serving Rutland, we could only have three or six."
"It could change where you go to receive services and the way services are run and what they're focused on."
"We all know that the time people most engage with government is through their local councils."
"These are the biggest changes in 50 years."
"For Rutland there's a genuine question that we may once again lose our independence as a county and potentially lose our ceremonial status."
"So, I think it's really important that as soon as possible I bring local people into the conversation."
"The sooner we start to have discussions about this the better."
The meeting will take place on Monday 27th January 6 - 7.30pm at the Victoria Hall in Oakham.