Issue - meetings

Executive Board considered the attached report.

RECOMMENDED: That Council include the scheme in the 2018/19 Capital Programme, to be funded as set out in paragraph 5.1 of the report.

          The Council considered a report of the Strategic Director, Enterprise, Community and Resources, on improvements to work facilities at cemetery sites in Runcorn and Widnes.

          RESOLVED: That the scheme be included in the 2018/19 Capital Programme and funded as set out in paragraph 5.1 of the report.

The Board considered a report of the Strategic Director, Enterprise, Community and Resources, regarding improvement works to facilities at Widnes Cemetery and Runcorn Cemetery.

The Board was advised that the current garage and storage facilities at both Widnes Cemetery and Runcorn Cemetery have reached the end of their useful life and had become unsightly and/or dangerous.

It was proposed to erect a new purpose built garage and hard standing at Widnes Cemetery along with new storage bays for soil and green waste. In addition, a new storage bay area and skip store was proposed for Runcorn Cemetery, split between the old cemetery and new cemetery extension,  east of Langdale Road. The report set out details of the cost of the proposals and it was noted that the annual capital financing cost of the scheme would be met from the existing Cemeteries revenue budget.

RESOLVED: That

1)    the proposed capital scheme to erect a new storage garage and waste storage bays at Widnes Cemetery and new storage bays at Runcorn Cemetery be approved; and

2)    Council be recommended to include the scheme in the 2018/19 Capital Programme, to be funded as set out in paragraph 5.1 of the report.