Issue - meetings

To receive an update from the Area Highway Manager (North West).

The Joint Committee (Runnymede) agreed:

      i.        That any uncommitted funding by 31^st October from County Councillors’ Highways Allocations must be used by the Area Highways Manager to address pertinent issues in Runnymede.

Reasons:

1.    The Committee wanted to make a collective decision on this to ensure that all available funding is wholly and effectively used by the end of the financial year.

The Area Highways Manager presented his report, which outlined the progress of the highways maintenance programme for this financial year.

Each county councillor has been allocated £7,500 to put towards improvements in their individual areas. As part of his report, the Area Highways Manager presented an update which showed what improvements had been funded so far. He reiterated that that proposals should be sent to him by the deadline of 31^st October. If there were unallocated funds after this date, he would seek authority from the relevant county councillors to spend their remaining funds and would likely prioritise the clearing of any vegetation from roadsides and overhanging trees which could obscure drivers’ sightlines.

Recognising the importance of funding being spent in a timely manner, the Committee resolved to make a collective decision to give the Area Highways Manager the authority to do this as soon as the deadline has passed. The Committee also requested that the Area Highways Manager reviewed the current figures to ensure that all councillors requests had been identified and addressed.

The Joint Committee (Runnymede) agreed:

      i.        That any uncommitted funding by 31^st October from County Councillors’ Highways Allocations must be used by the Area Highways Manager to address pertinent issues in Runnymede.

Reasons:

1.    The Committee wanted to make a collective decision on this to ensure that all available funding is wholly and effectively used by the end of the financial year.