Issue - meetings

(i)           That progress with delivery of the Kidsgrove Shared Service hub be noted and work continue with Kidsgrove Town Council and other partners to develop this project.

(ii)          That the Deputy Chief Executive, in consultation with the Portfolio Holder Finance, Town Centres and Growth be authorised to complete all legal documentation to complete the land transaction with the owners of Dales garage to purchase a part of the land in their ownership and build a replacement garage building. 

(iii)         That Cabinet continue to receive such updates on the Shared Service Hub as may be required.

The Deputy Leader introduced the update on progress made with the development of the Town Deal funded Shared Service Hub in Kidsgrove. Cabinet was asked to give authority to officers to complete all legal documentation for the land transaction with an adjacent landowner to enable the project to commence.

The Leader briefly described the project to create a Town Centre services Hub for which support had just been agreed by the Town Deal Board, expressing thanks to Cllr Waring as Mayor of Kidsgrove, Dan Gray as Chair of the Town Deal Board and Member of Parliament Jonathan Gullis for the work put in.

Resolved:

(i)           That progress with delivery of the Kidsgrove Shared Service Hub be noted and work continue with Kidsgrove Town Council and other partners to develop this project.

(ii)          That the Deputy Chief Executive, in consultation with the Portfolio Holder Finance, Town Centres and Growth be authorised to complete all legal documentation to complete the land transaction with the owners of Dales garage to purchase a part of the land in their ownership and build a replacement garage building. 

(iii)         That Cabinet continue to receive such updates on the Shared Service Hub as may be required.

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