Decision details

Medway Economic Development Statement

Decision Maker: Cabinet

Decision status: Decision made

Is Key decision?: Yes

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Purpose:

This report will ask Cabinet to agree the statement following a detailed consultation process.

Decision:

47/2006 The Cabinet approved the Medway Economic Development Statement and Action Plan for publication subject to the inclusion of the town centres to the strategic priorities set out in paragraph 4.3 of the report and within the plan.
48/2006 The Cabinet noted that the Medway Economic Development Statement provided a strategic direction for the Medway economy, and supported the principle that future policy documents from Medway Council should provide support to the aims within the strategy.
49/2006 The Cabinet noted the importance of Medway achieving sustainable economic growth, and recognised that the support of the Council may be required to deliver some projects within the action plan.
50/2006 The Cabinet agreed to revise the headline jobs growth figure for the Economic Development Statement to 40,000.

Reasons for the decision:

To agree a new direction for the strategic economic development of Medway. To recognise the key responsibility of the Council in ensuring the successful strategic economic development of Medway. Medway needs to make a bold case for its economic future, to partners, to government, and to SEEDA.

Publication date: 14/03/2006

Date of decision: 14/03/2006

Decided at meeting: 14/03/2006 - Cabinet

Effective from: 23/03/2006

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