Transport meeting with councillors
On Friday 23rd July 2010 Committee members of the Weybridge Society met with our elected representatives and officers from Surrey and Elmbridge to discuss the Society’s views on a the need for a transport infrastructure vision for the next 20 years, against which shorter term strategies such as the Local Development Plan and Local Transport Plan can be considered.
We were honoured that, with our County Councillor and Borough Councillors representing all Weybridge wards, attendees included Mr Philip Hammond MP, Secretary of State for Transport, Councillor John O’Reilly, Leader Elmbridge Council, County Councillor Margaret Hicks, Chair Elmbridge Local Committee, Rob Moran, Chief Executive Elmbridge Borough Council and James Painter, Area Director Surrey County Council. All attendees generously gave their time and support for this event. Society attendees comprised members of the Main Committee and the transport and planning panels.
We discussed the long term needs for the town’s transport infrastructure, based on the Society Transport Panel presentation to the AGM. All recognised that current financial constraints will restrict expenditure in the short term but that economic conditions will change and we need to know what we want for the town in the medium to longer term.
Together we agreed that we would work to:
1.develop and maintain a vision, a shared set of aspirations, for our transport infrastructure, and
2.promote and jointly publicise a stream of regular successes that will encourage continued engagement.It was also agreed that the Society would collate all ideas, from all local elected representatives and the Weybridge Society, about how to deliver the above objectives and would circulate a prioritised action plan.
Members are invited to send any ideas to the Transport Panel - transport@weybridgesociety.org.uk
2nd Aug 2010
