"Many councils have bigger budgets than FTSE 100 companies and to get the brightest people to deliver the best services for local people they need to pay a competitive wage, " he said.
The first minister said a review of the ferry service was ongoing and the government was committed to the best possible ferry service for local people.
Researchers have looked at tourist attractions from around the world to see how to best promote the wall and have talked to local people who will be affected by any decision.
The site, which is in an invitation-only "alpha" testing phase, is geared toward helping people ferret out the best local businesses using recommendations from friends and family.
The Tories would enable local people to "decide what is best for their area".
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But strong communities are about ensuring that it is the local people who live with the problems, who are best placed to find the solutions for them and who have the support to develop the solutions.
Mr Vaz told BBC Radio 4's Today programme the committee felt that there should have been better communication between the police and the local business community to ensure that people knew what was happening and how best to protect their livelihoods.
All this is designed to make sure that on the federal response we are able to work and make decisions at a local level in response to the suggestions of people who know the communities best and know the waters best.
Facing deep cuts to their budgets, the best local authorities have radically rethought how they ought to serve the people who elect them.
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Kabul has eateries and roadside stalls that sell kebabs and tasty snacks, but I suspect that the best local food, as in many places, is to be had in people's homes.
"People in Rochdale will have the best of both worlds: inter-regional and local rail services, and local tram services, " he said.
When my mother died back in 1993, the best way to alert the community was to get the local newspaper to run a news item people would see when they scanned the morning headlines.
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