Issue - meetings

The Chair invited Steph Burwitz, Children and Young People’s Services Project Worker, and local children, to provide feedback on how to improve their area.  Steph Burwitz reported that the children had been asked to identify what they liked, what they didn’t like and how their area could be improved.  The following points were raised:

The Chair and members of the Committee thanked the children for their contributions.  The Committee responded as follows:

i       more bins were planned for Abbey Ward.  The children were invited to identify roads where they would like extra bins.  Sadly there were cases where young people drank in parks leaving broken glass behind.  The Council used its powers to force them to pick it up rather than just fine them.  The Chair reported that would liaise with officers about monitoring the area.                                                                  Action: Cllr Smith

ii.       there was a plan to build a Secondary School on the Cherry Hinton side of the airport but it was not clear how quickly this would happen.

iii.      the Council was trying to provide housing to meet the future needs of the City.

iv.      new play equipment was being installed in Dudley Road and Ditton Fields on the Recreation Ground. 

v.      invited the children to join Local Members and members of the community on a Ward Walk