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Issue - meetings

Capital Projects Update

 

 

Meeting: 20/04/2021 - Coalville Special Expenses Working Party (Item 28)

28 Capital Projects Update pdf icon PDF 336 KB

Report of the Lesiure Services Team Manager

Additional documents:

Minutes:

Jason Knight, Leisure Services Team Manager, presented the report which updated Members with regard to capital projects within the Coalville Special Expenses Area.

 

Members were also invited to comment on proposals for the installation of play equipment at Coalville Park in order to feed into Cabinet’s decision making process for progressing the project. It was noted that the report addressed concerns previously raised by Members of potential increased maintenance costs and that this was welcomed. Support was given to the project by a Member and no further comments were received.

 

Discussion by Members centred on various areas identified in the report, including the ongoing anti-social behaviour problems at Coalville Park, the recent successes with the Lillehammer Drive project, the tree works and planned site visit at London Road Cemetery, and the update on proposals for tree plantings on Bardon Road. During discussion of the Coalville in Bloom project, it was suggested that consideration be given to extending the scheme onto Belvoir Road. The Chair highlighted that this could be considered as part of the improvements to Marlborough Square.

 

It was explained to Members during the discussion that the feasibility study of installing wind turbines at Scotlands Bowls Pavilion, requested at a previous meeting, had found the installation of wind turbines to be unsuitable due to the length of a payback period. It was suggested by Members that external funding from Bardon Aggregates be sought in order to help mitigate against costs for the Council in installing these sustainable energy sources.

 

It was moved by Councillor M Wyatt, seconded by Councillor E Allman, and

 

RESOLVED THAT

 

The Working Party:

 

1)    Notes the progress update on the 2021/22 capital projects.

 

2)    Feeds back comments on the Coalville Park play equipment project for consideration by Cabinet as part of the decision making process for progressing the project.

 

3)    Requests Cabinet to support a bid to the Bardon Community Fund for £2500 to cover the installation of solar panels at Scotlands Bowls Pavilion.