APPENDIX 28
Letter from the Executive
Director (Environment), Shepway District Council (F41)
I am writing to inform you that Shepway District
Council, at its meeting on 8 April 1998, formally resolved, Minute
79, to support the concerns raised by the Local Government Association
in response to possible changes in the method of delivery of the
Flood and Coastal Defence Progamme via a national agency and to
bring these to the attention of Government, specifically:—
"The proposals would mean a substantial
weakening in local authorities' roles and an unsatisfactory input
into delivering agreed regional programmes; a non-elected agency
would be responsible for works currently carried out by local
authorities; the consistency in delivery of flood and coastal
programmes alongside spending programmes such as tourism, leisure
and roads would be lost; although some authorities were seeking
to reduce their input into flood defence, maritime local authorities
retained their strong and active interest in their coastal protection
role.
Additionally, concerns to the local authority
would include the efficient and effective maintenance of our investments
in coast protection locally."
I trust you will note the concerns of Shepway
District Council when considering this matter further.
17 April 1998
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