Issue - meetings

Meeting: 12/11/2019 - Overview and Scrutiny Committee (Item 27)

27 Pre-scrutiny of Gainsborough Market report

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Minutes:

The Committee gave consideration to a report from the Interim Assistant Director of Operations regarding the proposals for Market Street, Gainsborough. As this was a pre-decision scrutiny item, the Committee were invited to make comments and suggestions for the final report going to the Prosperous Communities Committee.

 

Note:              Councillor David Dobbie returned to the meeting at 9:06pm.

 

There was significant discussion regarding the success of the farmers’ markets and options for other areas across the District. Members praised the work to date and discussed the costs involved with events that had taken place in recent months. It was explained that it was not possible to separate costs as events were generally ‘packaged’ as one price for the whole event, with contributions from the Council as well as partner agencies.

 

With no further discussion it was

 

RESOLVED that the contents of the report be noted and supported to be presented to the Prosperous Communities Committee.