Agenda item

Street Furniture and Infrastructure - Planters on High Street

The Council agreed to fund and maintain the planting of 6 wooden planters at its meeting on 12 October 2020 – minute no 334 refers.

 

WODC Officers have requested that the Town Council considers funding a further 8 planters so that unsightly barriers can be removed and replaced with planters, as well as assisting with the access for the buses.  The cost would be in the region of £3,500 – and Members would need to agree a budget accordingly.

Minutes:

The Town Council had been approached by the District Council to fund the planting and maintenance of a further eight planters to assist with the covid related road closures in the High Street. Members accepted that the Town Council had expertise in planting across the town, but with its limited budgets felt that clarity was needed as to whether the District Council had been given money from the government to make High Streets Covid secure, and if so, why the Town Council was being asked to fund this project which would cost in the region on £3,500 per annum.  If clarity was provided and a suitable budget could be found, the committee was in support of the request.

 

The Office Manager raised a street infrastructure issue concerning the provision on new litter and dog waste bins on the Windrush Place development in West Witney. Officers were discussing the issue with the District Council, the allocation of bins here not being the responsibility of the Town Council.

 

RECOMMENDED:             that the report be noted and:-

 

1.            that the Committee agrees in principle to fund the planting and maintenance of a further eight planters subject to clarification from the District Council on Covid 19 funding;

 

2.            that the Town Council budget be checked to ensure that funds are available for the planters.