The Basingstoke Canal Joint Management
Committee (JMC) meets twice a year and has the following terms of
reference:
The Committee will
exercise the functions of the Cabinet in relation to:
·
The oversight of the completion of the restoration of the
Basingstoke Canal;
·
The management and maintenance of the Basingstoke Canal as an
environmental navigational and recreational asset in accordance
with the policy and budgetary framework set for the Committee;
and
·
The balancing of the interests of all users of the Basingstoke
Canal and conservation of the natural environment.
The Committee membership consists of eight
County Councillors (four from Surrey and four from Hampshire), who
represent divisions which include the Basingstoke Canal in their
area. There are also Borough and District Councillors and
representatives from special interest groups on the
Committee.
Information on the Basingstoke Canal Authority:
Address:
Canal Centre, Mytchett Place Road, Mytchett,
Camberley GU16 6DD
Email:info@basingstoke-canal.co.uk
(general queries on the Centre) or basingstoke.canal@hants.gov.uk
(on the byelaws/ policies surrounding the Canal)
Tel:
01252 370073
Website:
https://www.hants.gov.uk/thingstodo/countryparks/basingstokecanal/canalauthority