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June 19, 2006
Council Backs Scheme
Members of the Crossroads group, the Chair of the Parish Council and a landscape design consultant have met our local MP and council officials.
The meeting, arranged by John Grogan MP, was called to consider the national and local context of the scheme, and to establish the future working arrangements between this and other community based schemes and Council officials.
Peter Evely, Head of Network Management in the City’s Strategy Directorate and Chris Newsome from Planning attended from the Council.
Chair Lisa Thornton, Stewart Harrison, Richard Church, Chris Newsome and Ian Hodson listen...
..as Peter Evely responds with Martin Poppleton (Scheme Adviser) and John Grogan looking on
The Crossroads project is recognised as one for which there is overall support within the Council. Good communication and joint working over the next few months should mean that an overall scheme to remodel and landscape the area can be drawn up, although as ever practical considerations and the costs of detailed work remain to be evaluated.
Peter Evely said
It was a well worth while meeting and if we can achieve some of the objectives set will have been a great success.
Stewart Harrison from the Parish Council said
This is an exciting project and one that deserves to be implemented.
John Grogan MP left the meeting with a promise to consider ways that the project might tap into national schemes or initiatives for funding and/or practical assistance.
It was agreed to pursue a number of actions with a view to being able to produce a full appraisal of the overall scheme in the Autumn.
Posted by martin at June 19, 2006 4:32 PM
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