29 March 2010
The newly formed Community Environment Partnership for Eastbourne (CEPE) is asking residents to give their views on a new Environment Strategy for the town and is also seeking input to tackle the key environmental issues.
The CEPE was set up in May 2009 and is chaired by Councillor Steve Wallis, the Cabinet portfolio holder for the Environment. The group includes representatives from a number of organisations and community groups within Eastbourne and is designed to ensure that all of the issues that affect our environment are brought into a single place.
The draft strategy was published on 18th March and is open for public consultation until 10 June. The Community Environment Partnership for Eastbourne welcomes people’s views on the strategy, in particular the actions it is proposing to tackle the major environmental concerns.
The Environment Strategy has identified the following seven themes for action:
- Creating a low carbon town
- Reducing and managing our waste responsibly
- Protecting our green spaces and biodiversity
- Ensuring the quality of the air we breathe
- Adapting to a warmer world
- Ensuring we use water sensibly
- Protecting our marine and historic environment
By creating a low carbon town, the vision is to reduce our carbon emissions by 35% by 2020 and 80% by 2050.
Eastbourne Borough Council Cabinet Member for the Environment, Councillor Steve Wallis said, “As Eastbourne moves with the times and responds to the pressures of modern day life, the need for a sustainable approach to our environment has never been more pressing. This strategy helps us to take this step and recognises that our environment is the fabric that makes Eastbourne the unique place that it is to live, work and visit. There are many global aspects to protecting our environment, however it is vital that local communities are also consulted and engage in the environmental protection process. I also thank those organisations and groups that have been involved with the CEPE, and I look forward to continuing to work with them in the future.”
Residents can give their views on the strategy and the actions proposed by going to the Council’s website at
www.eastbourne.gov.uk/environment-strategy and leaving their views before 10 June.
