Cllr Andre believes the decision to scrap Local Area Coordinators will have a devastating impact on Isle of Wight communities and vows to continue to challenge the council administration over their budget decisions.
In the last two and a half years the costs of Floating Bridge 6 have spiraled. The councillor for East Cowes says the additional cost of the replacement launch could have been used to continue the work of the Local Area Coordinators.
The petition calls on the Isle of Wight Council to "fully fund this critical service, which brings communities together and avoids even bigger and more expensive care being needed for some of the most vulnerable and isolated Islanders".
The clinical lead for the redesign of acute services says no decisions have been made yet, nor will they be before there has been consultation with the public, health professionals and other stakeholders.
A group of five councillors - independent of any political group - have submitted budget amendments that would actually see more cuts to services being made than those in charge are proposing, claims Cllr Bacon.
Loneliness is a problem for hundreds of people who receive social care on the Isle of Wight, according to official figures. The figure has improved compared to seven years ago, but could rise again once Local Area Coordinators are scrapped next year.
Cllr Clare Mosdell has accused the network of Local Area Co-ordinators of using poetic licence when they say each LAC has saved £500,000 over the last three years. Catch up here with last night's Scrutiny debate.
Women Against State Pension Inequality (WASPI) invite candidates in General Election to sign pledge arguing case for fair transitional arrangements for women hit by state pension age rises.