Issue - meetings

25 March 2021

Town Investment Plans

The Committee was asked to consider the approval of a bid to the Levelling up Fund for Eastwood and Kimberley Towns.  It was noted that the cost of preparing the bid would be around £20,000, with the possibility of investment of up to £40million for the towns to be spent on transport, urban regeneration, town centres and culture. 

There followed a discussion regarding the roles of local organisations, in particular the Town Councils in the preparation of the bid and the engagement of the community. 

It was proposed by Councillor T Hallam and seconded by Councillor P Lally that that Eastwood Town Council and Kimberley Town Council be invited to establish stakeholder groups to support the bid process and facilitate local engagement. 

RESOLVED that projects be developed in line with the government prospectus with a view to being submitted to the Levelling up fund for government funding. 

RESOLVED that Eastwood Town Council and Kimberley Town Council be invited to establish stakeholder groups to support the bid process and facilitate local engagement. 

RECOMMENDED to the Finance and Resources Committee that the inclusion of £20,000 in the 2021/22 budget for capacity funding to develop bids for the first stage of the Levelling up fund be approved.

The Committee considered the submission of a bid to the Levelling up fund for both Eastwood and Kimberley Towns.

RESOLVED that the inclusion of £20,000 in the 2021/22 budget for capacity funding to develop bids for the first stage of the Levelling up fund be approved.

To seek approval for the submission of a bid to the Levelling up fund for both Eastwood and Kimberley Towns.   

The Committee was asked to consider the approval of a bid to the Levelling up Fund for Eastwood and Kimberley Towns.  It was noted that the cost of preparing the bid would be around £20,000, with the possibility of investment of up to £40million for the towns to be spent on transport, urban regeneration, town centres and culture. 

There followed a discussion regarding the roles of local organisations, in particular the Town Councils in the preparation of the bid and the engagement of the community. 

It was proposed by Councillor T Hallam and seconded by Councillor P Lally that that Eastwood Town Council and Kimberley Town Council be invited to establish stakeholder groups to support the bid process and facilitate local engagement. 

RESOLVED that projects be developed in line with the government prospectus with a view to being submitted to the Levelling up fund for government funding. 

RESOLVED that Eastwood Town Council and Kimberley Town Council be invited to establish stakeholder groups to support the bid process and facilitate local engagement. 

RECOMMENDED to the Finance and Resources Committee that the inclusion of £20,000 in the 2021/22 budget for capacity funding to develop bids for the first stage of the Levelling up fund be approved.