Decision details
Review of Severe Weather Response and the Winter Maintenance Policy
Decision Maker: Executive
Decision status: Decision Made
Is Key decision?: Yes
Is subject to call in?: Yes
Purpose:
Purpose of report: To review current working
practices with an emphasis on footways and cycle tracks.
Members are asked to recommend the changes from manual to
mechanical treatments of footways and cycle tracks, and the
associated timings.
Decision:
RESOLVED: (i) That the improvements made to service delivery, the introduction of the Snow Warden scheme and the equipment trial be noted.
(ii) That a report back on these changes be brought to Cabinet during the summer of 2012.
REASON: To ensure that the proposed equipment is capable of meeting expectations, that the effectiveness of the Snow Wardens is reviewed and that the response to heavy snow is effective.
Report author: John Goodyear
Publication date: 05/10/2011
Date of decision: 04/10/2011
Decided at meeting: 04/10/2011 - Executive
Effective from: 08/10/2011
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