Decision details

Council meeting 18th January 2023: Council resolved that the following amounts from the East Herts UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF) and the Rural Prosperity Fund (RPF) be agreed:

Up to £287,000 from UKSPF and up to £236,421 from RPF allocated to business support
Up to £630,000 from the UKSPF and up to £236,421 from the RPF for delivery of town and village centre improvements

And that decisions on spending be delegated to the Head of Communications, Strategy and Policy acting in consultation with the Executive Member for Planning and Growth

That the following amounts, totalling £176,782.07, are allocated as grant payments:

A grant of £9,677.59 to Chipping and Buckland Parish Council towards the purchase
of gazebos and other equipment to support the running of events.
A grant of £1,085 to Cottered and Throcking Parish Council towards the cost of additional bins for the village
A grant of £5,519.48 to Little Berkhamsted Parish Council towards pathway
improvements
A grant of £100,000 to Ware Town Council as a contribution to improvements to the public WC’s and creation of a Library of Things facility in the Priory Grounds
A grant of £57,500 to Hertfordshire County Council as a contribution towards installation of parking Variable Messaging Signs (VMS) in Hertford Town Centre
A new premises grant of £3,000 to We Heart Pole to support the costs of relocation and fit out of new premises in Ware

Option 1 - Award the grants
Option 2 - Do not award the grants