Issue - meetings

As detailed in the recommendations.

            Councillor Thomas introduced the update on the Progress of the Mold to Broughton Cycleway report which sought approval to commence a wide ranging and detailed public consultation process which would commence in February 2020 to help finalise the route which would be the subject of a Welsh Government (WG) funding bid in 2020/21.

            Following a route appraisal that had been carried out, it was proposed that the Mold to Broughton cycleway route would eventually link the communities of Mold, Buckley, Penyffordd, Broughton, Saltney and Sandycroft, whilst also providing links into existing railway stations at Buckley and Penyffordd and major centres of employment.

            The consultation process would offer an opportunity for stakeholders to view the preferred route and an opportunity to provide comments, which would be incorporated within the overall scheme design where feasible to do so.  The consultation would consist of a Members workshop, public drop-in sessions, visits to Town and Community Councils, visits to local businesses, paper based feedback forms and an online community consultation portal.  A communication strategy was also being developed utilising social media and the local press.

            Subject to the outcome of the consultation, the Mold to Broughton Cycle Scheme would now be submitted as the Council’s Strategic application under the WG Active Travel Fund for the 2020/21 financial year.

            Members welcomed the report and commented on the positive impact the cycleway would have on Deeside Industrial Park as it would remove barriers to some people accessing employment.

RESOLVED:

(a)       That the progress of the Mold to Broughton Cycleway design be noted; and

(b)       That commencement of the consultation process on the Mold to Broughton Cycleway with local Members, Town and Community Councils, members of the public and other interested stakeholders be approved.