Issue - meetings

The report of the Leisure Services Team Manager

The Leisure Services Team Manager presented the report.

The Chairman raised the possibility of additional tree planting within Coalville, in response the Leisure Services Team Manager said that he was meeting the Member soon, in the Member’s capacity as Community Services Portfolio Holder, and would discuss the capacity of the Parks and Recreation Team further at that meeting.

In response to a Member, the Leisure Services Team Manager set out for Members the budget breakdown for both proactive and reactive maintenance work at Scotlands Recreation Ground, Coalville Park and Broomleys Cemetery.

A Member was concerned that the Special Expenses budget had seemingly been used to maintain Leicestershire County Council land. The Member was happy to propose relinquishing control of High Street and Broomleys Corner, but retain control and increase funding for the maintenance of Memorial Square in order to be able to plant flowers.

The Chairman opposed relinquishing these areas as he argued that they would go into disrepair and the public would be aggrieved. They should be retained, and sponsorship should be sought for planting flower beds. The land at Broomleys Corner was an important entrance into the town, its maintenance should not be skimped on. Ownership of the open space at the junction of Broomleys Road and London Road should also be clarified.

A Member suggested that it was important that Memorial Square was diligently maintained. He was also concerned with and sought clarity on the land ownership questions. He was pleased to see that work on tree maintenance had begun at Broomleys Cemetery.

The Leisure Services Team Manager advised that the work on tree maintenance which had begun at Broomleys Cemetery had been hampered by recent bad weather. Meanwhile, some of these issues around land ownership predated his tenure but he would seek clarification for the Working Party.

By affirmation of the meeting, it was

RESOLVED THAT:

1)    The progress updates on the 2023/24 Capital Projects and the projects included within the 2024/25 Asset Management Plan be noted.

2)    Officers are to provide clarification on land ownership at the junction of London Road and Broomleys Road.

RECOMMENDED THAT:

Funding for the maintenance of Memorial Square, High Street and Broomleys Corner be approved by Cabinet