Issue - meetings

Resolved      (i)         That Cabinet approve the scheme and authorises the Portfolio Holder for Environment and Recycling to take all necessary steps to implement the scheme including the seeking of formal consent from the Duchy of Lancaster and appointment of a contractor with the scheme being financed from the funds secured via community donations and Staffordshire County Council.

                        (ii)        That Cabinet authorises the Executive Director – Operational Services in consultation with the Portfolio Holder for Environment and Recycling to implement similar measures to other areas of the Common in the future should the need arise and funding be available.   

A report was submitted which sought approval for a scheme to deter traveller encroachment onto Wolstanton Common.  The Portfolio Holder for Environment and Recycling reported that the local community had raised sufficient funding to pay for the timber bollards to be installed around the boundaries of the Common which would help to deter future unauthorised encroachment whilst preserving the open nature of the Common. 

The Portfolio Holder for Community Safety and Wellbeing welcomed the proposals, particularly in view of potential benefits to community safety and was joined in her support for the scheme by the Portfolio Holders for Planning and Regeneration and Finance and Resources who referred to the costs related to the clearing up of the area following previous incursions.

Resolved      (i)         That Cabinet approve the scheme and authorise the Portfolio Holder for Environment and Recycling to take all necessary steps to implement the scheme, including the seeking of formal consent from the Duchy of Lancaster and appointment of a contractor, with the scheme being financed from the funds secured via community donations and Staffordshire County Council.

                        (ii)        That Cabinet authorises the Executive Director – Operational Services in consultation with the Portfolio Holder for Environment and Recycling to implement similar measures to other areas of the Common in the future should the need arise and funding be available.