Issue - meetings

To consider a report of the Director for Place Management.

The report sets out a request for funding to support Marple Fest organisers to install festoon lighting along the pedestrian area of Market Street. The additional funding will support Marple Fest finalising the required target to engage contractors to install the lighting.

The Area Committee is recommended to comment on the allocation of funding and to request that the Cabinet Member for Finance and Resources approves the use of £1,067.11 from the Ward Discretionary Budget (Marple North) towards the cost of the Festoon Lighting project.

Officer contact: Richard Daniels | richard.daniels@stockport.gov.uk

A representative of the Director of Place Management submitted a report (copies of which had been circulated) providing details relating to a request for funding to support Marple Fest organisers to install festoon lighting along the pedestrian area of Market Street. The additional funding will support Marple Fest finalising the required target to engage contractors to install the lighting.

Members welcomed the report and thanked the officers for the support and effort in producing and agreeing the content of the report.

RESOLVED – That the Cabinet Member for Finance and Resources be recommended to approve an increased grant of £1,317.11 from the Ward Discretionary Budget (£1,067.11 from Marple North and £250 from Marple South & High Lane ward discretionary budget allocations) towards the cost of the Festoon Lighting project.