Issue - meetings

To consider a report by the Head of Housing Services regarding the Contaminated Land Remediation Strategy for the Mobile Home Park in Eynesbury.

Noted the findings of additional soil sampling of contaminated land at the Council’s Mobile Home Park at Eynesbury, St Neots; approved a supplementary capital estimate of £437,000 and a supplementary revenue estimate of £10,000 to fund the works necessary to progress the next stage of the project of seeking tenders and requested the Head of Housing Services to investigate accommodation issues including the future use of mobile homes purchased for use during the remediation exercise and to circulate a briefing paper on the matter to Executive Councillors.

Further to Minute No.05/140 and by way of report by the Head of Housing Services (a copy of which is appended in the Minute Book) the Cabinet were acquainted with the findings of additional soil sampling of contaminated land at the Council’s Mobile Home Park at Eynesbury, St Neots and a recommended approach for the remediation of the land.

In considering the information contained in the report, Members’ attention was drawn to a programme of work for the remediation of the land including the temporary rehousing of residents while the work was undertaken. In discussing financial and other issues associated with the work, Members were reminded that Government funding had been sought from the Contaminated Land Capital Projects Programme and received an assurance that the net cost to the Council for the whole of the project should not be significant. Whereupon, the Cabinet

RESOLVED

(a)  that the contents of the report now submitted be noted; and

(b)  that a supplementary capital estimate of £437,000 and a supplementary revenue estimate of £10,000 be approved to fund the works necessary to progress the next stage of the project to enable tenders to be sought.