Environment Panel - Wednesday 4 June 2008

A meeting of the Environment Panel will be held in one of the Committee Rooms at the Town Hall, Library Street, Wigan at 3.00 pm on Wednesday, 4 June 2008.

The Agenda for the meeting is as follows:-

1 Welcome to new Members:

2 Apologies for absence:

Minutes: 19 March 2008.

4 Urgent Business (if any): To be accepted at the discretion of the Chairman of the meeting.

5  To receive declarations of interest in any item for discussion at the meeting. A blank form for declaring interests has been circulated with the agenda, please ensure that this is returned to the Committee Clerk at the end of the meeting.

Open items

Sites of biological importance update (.pdf, 377kb): Report of the Director of Environmental Services enclosed.

7  Cycle Demonstration Town Bid (.pdf, 50kb): Report of the Director of Environmental Services enclosed.

Draft Environmental Services Departmental Plan 2008/11 (.pdf, 601kb): Report of the Director of Environmental Services enclosed. 

9   Roadside memorials (.pdf, 37kb): Report of the Director of Environmental Services enclosed.

10 Adoption of streets and highway drains (.pdf, 41kb): Report of the Director of Environmental Services enclosed.

11 Greenheart Regional Park (.pdf, 59kb): Report of the Director of Environmental Services enclosed.

12 Recycling update (.pdf, 59kb): Report of the Director of Environmental Services enclosed.

13 Seatbelt and mobile phone misuse whilst driving campaign (.pdf, 47kb): Report of the Director of Environmental Services enclosed.

14 Yellow school buses (.pdf, 1475kb): Report of the Director of Environmental Services enclosed.

15 Appointments to outside bodies – nominations:

  • Greater Manchester Waste Disposal Authority (The nomination must be for a Member from the largest Council group)
  • Waste Management Working Group
  • Road Safety Forum
  • Wigan Flashes Conservation and Community Group
  • Wigan Wildlife Advisory Group

16 Questions by Members at panel meetings (if any)