Public Speaking Time/ Open Session
A total period of 15 minutes is allocated for members of the public to make a statement(s) on any matter that falls within the remit of the Committee.
Individual members of the public may speak for up to 5 minutes, but the Chairman will decide how the period of time allocated for public speaking will be apportioned, where there are a number of speakers
Minutes:
Mr Peter Barnard a member of the Crewe Heritage Centre Board of Trustees attended the meeting and addressed the Committee in respect of called –in decision concerning the Crewe Heritage Centre.
He stated that all parties involved in the site, wanted to see capital investment in the Heritage Centre for the benefit of Crewe’s regeneration and heritage.
He contended that the Council’s view that the offer to sell a 125 year lease on the site which would include the preservation of the existing rights of the current leaseholders for the next 30 years would encourage investment, was misguided.
He referred to the historic arrangements for the site put in place by the former Crewe and Nantwich Borough Council in 1994 and to subsequent arrangements to permit part of the site to be used by the LNWR Society.
He described the Trust’s efforts to secure funding for the future through an application to the heritage Lottery Fund and to resolve current issues on the site including the appointment of a manager in 2007. He asked that the committee recommend deferring the decision for two years and to give support in the application for Lottery Grants.