Wiltshire Council’s Area Boards will be talking with residents at a series of events throughout the county about ‘Highways Matters’. The Chippenham Area Board event will take place from 6pm on Monday 11th December at The Olympiad.
The event will feature a brief presentation on highways issues to provide some context on the work and strategic direction of the council in this important area, but the majority of the session will be dedicated to answering questions from people sent in by email in advance and/or in attendance.
During the previous events in Calne and Marlborough, a range of topics were covered including road safety, air quality, speeding and congestion.
Cllr Ashley O’Neill, Cabinet Member for Area Boards, said:
“Following a couple of interactive and successful events in Calne and Marlborough, we’re holding these panel-style discussions via our eighteen Area Boards across the county to encourage residents to come and find out more information about highway and transport matters that are affecting them in their local areas.
“They will be able to hear first-hand from officers and councillors about how our highway assets are managed and to gain an understanding of the way highway services are delivered, while also having an opportunity to ask questions.
“I would encourage all residents and local organisations to engage with the local Area Board to help bring about positive change in their communities.”
Cllr Caroline Thomas, Cabinet Member for Highways, said:
“People are rightly passionate about all things highways so these events will provide a good opportunity to find out more about our work as a council in your local area and for us to answer any questions.
I’m planning to attend the majority of events and am looking forward to the chance to have some productive face to face conversations as well as the opportunity to talk in detail about a topic that affects all our daily lives. I am delighted we will also be joined by representatives of the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner to talk about the work we are doing in partnership to improve our road safety across our network. We look forward to seeing people there.”
The Chippenham event will take place in conjunction with the scheduled Area Board meeting so regular agenda items such as the formal allocation of the grants and partner updates, will take place following the Highway Matters portion of the meeting.
Questions for the Chippenham Highways Matters event can be sent to areaboards@wiltshire.gov.uk by Monday 4th December. Please state “Chippenham Highways” in the subject title of the email.
