Issue - decisions

Cllr Harrison asked the Leader of the Council whether, in developing the devolution proposal, the Waterside Railway and the ambition to return it to a passenger service should be included. The Leader welcomed Cllr Harrison’s support for a combined local authority being given greater freedoms over transport spending, but did not wish to make any reference to specific schemes at this stage. In the event that the powers were granted, a range of proposals for transport funding were likely to come forward which could be comprehensively appraised by people with detailed local knowledge in due course.