Issue - meetings

This paper presents the Warwickshire Waterways Strategy 2021 – 2026 for approval.

Cabinet Portfolio Holder – Councillor Heather Timms

Councillor Heather Timms (Portfolio Holder for Environment, Climate and Culture) expressed her pleasure at being able to present this item. The pandemic, she stated, had brought the value of canals and waterways into sharp focus. It is important that work to secure their future is undertaken and that they be recognised for their value to tourism. Wildlife and the economy.

Councillor Peter Butlin echoed that the canals and waterways in Warwickshire are an important cultural asset.

Resolved:

That Cabinet approves:

1)       the Warwickshire Waterways Strategy 2021 – 2026 at the Appendix

2)       £50,000 funding from the Place Shaping and Economic Growth Fund to support the implementation of the Strategy including the commissioning of a county-wide towpath survey.