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This report sets out for Council two unbudgeted projects which need to be progressed without delay.  The projects relate to the reinstatement of the path and fencing on the Tonbridge Castle Motte and high priority health & safety repairs to a number of bridges owned by the Council.

The report of the Management Team gave details of two unbudgeted projects which needed to be progressed without delay.  These related to the reinstatement of the path and fencing on the Tonbridge Castle Motte following storm damage together with high priority health and safety repairs to a number of bridges owned by the Council.

RESOLVED:  That

(1)             the recent award of £20,231 from the Government’s Local Authorities Parks Improvement Fund be used to progress urgent reinstatement works to the Tonbridge Castle Motte with any balance funded from the General Revenue Reserve; and

(2)             a supplementary estimate of £20,000 be approved, funded from the General Revenue Reserve, to progress high priority repair works to Council owned bridges identified in the external Structural Engineer’s inspection report.