10 January 2011 ‘Help piece together the future of your town’ is the message being promoted to residents this week as a 6-week core consultation period begins asking for feedback and views on The Eastbourne Plan, a document that sets out the vision for Eastbourne up to 2027.
Kicking off with an exhibition in Eastbourne Central Library from Monday 10 January, a series of consultation events and exhibitions will be taking place in neighbourhoods around the town to find out from residents what they want to see happen to their local area over the next 16 years.
Residents and businesses have the chance to shape the vision for Eastbourne and comment on a number of issues including housing, economic growth, tourism and culture, town centre and shopping, community facilities, transport, employment opportunities and more.
The Eastbourne Plan has been formulated following extensive neighbourhood engagement during 2009 and now the local community is being given the chance to have their say on the final document that will pave the way forward for the future of the town and its neighbourhoods.
Eastbourne Borough Council Cabinet Member for the Environment, Councillor Steve Wallis said “The Eastbourne Plan is a vital document as it will help realise our aim of making the Borough an even better place to live, work or visit.
“We hope that the local community will actively respond to this consultation exercise over the next few weeks and work closely with us to deliver a prosperous future for our town. I believe everyone has a valuable role to play in helping us achieve this.”
The first neighbourhood consultation events take place this week on Wednesday 12th January in Langney and Shinewater where residents are invited to go along and examine the vision for their local area and discuss any concerns or suggestions with officers.
Events like this will be taking place in each of the 14 Eastbourne neighbourhoods between now and 21st February and for those who cannot attend their local event, there are a number of other ways to give feedback.
There will be a number of exhibitions around the town, opportunities to leave feedback online, the option to complete a response form by post, or residents can join a community discussion on the Council’s facebook and twitter pages at facebook.com/EastbourneC and twitter.com/EastbourneBC.
Further information about the Eastbourne Plan and details about the exhibitions and neighbourhood events can be found on the Council’s website or by contacting us directly on 01323 415255.
