Decision details

Future of Strood Market

Decision Maker: Cabinet

Decision status: Decision made

Is Key decision?: Yes

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Purpose:

This report brings forward recommendations from the Community Services Overview and Scrutiny Committee meeting on 12 September 2006.

Decision:

216/2006 The Cabinet noted the additional petition submitted at Council on 2 November 2006.
217/2006 The Cabinet instructed officers to facilitate negotiations between the market operator and owners of the Safeway site for the relocation of the market.

Reasons for the decision:

The balance of local opinion (from residents and businesses) is in favour of retaining the market in Strood and support from the Council in finding a site is necessary to prevent the market from closure.

Publication date: 07/11/2006

Date of decision: 07/11/2006

Decided at meeting: 07/11/2006 - Cabinet

Effective from: 16/11/2006

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