(Report of Chief Executive)
The report presented a draft Economic Regeneration Strategy for consideration and set out arrangements for consultation and adoption.
Members recognised the importance of effective infrastructure to local businesses and suggested that consideration be given to aligning future infrastructure funding priorities to Kent County Council’s ‘scoring matrix’ when developing projects, to improve the chances of securing funding contributions.
Following consideration by the Economic Regeneration Advisory Board, the Cabinet Member for Economic Regeneration resolved that:
The draft Economic Regeneration Strategy, attached as Appendix 1 to the report, be approved for the purposes of local consultation.