Have a heart for Morecambe!
LANCASTER City Council is asking for your help in planning a new heart for Morecambe.
Over the last year, the council has been talking to local people and now has a much better understanding of what they think about the centre of Morecambe and how it looks, feels and works. People want Morecambe to improve.
This means attracting more people and activity to the “heart” of Morecambe by making the town centre work better.
Coun Abbott Bryning, Cabinet member with responsibility for regeneration, said: “It’s vital that we establish the right conditions and opportunities to encourage people and businesses to invest in Morecambe, in order to make it a better place to trade in, to live and work in and to visit.”
The council has prepared a topic paper explaining the issues, and invites your views and suggestions about what you think should go into the Morecambe Area Action Plan.
The input of local people and organisations will help the council prepare options for the content of the plan. A full options consultation will then follow later in the year.
Topic Paper 2: Developing Options is available to download from www.lancaster.gov.uk/morecambeaap which also contains more information on the ways in which you can respond.
Anyone interested in having a say can also take part in two daytime presentation and discussion sessions at which you are invited to join officers to discuss any issues.
These will take place at The Platform, Morecambe on the following dates:
Monday 28 February, 2pm – 4pm
Thursday 3 March, 10am – 12pm
To book a place on one of the above sessions or for a copy of the topic paper, email morecambeaap@lancaster.gov.uk or phone (01524) 582375 or 582362 before Friday 25 February 2011.
Anybody wanting to talk to a council officer about the action plan can call in at Morecambe Town Hall during office hours (9am to 5pm).
The closing date for responses is Friday, March 18.
Date Updated: 10/02/11