From our Local County Councillor
DAVID GROOM from the Highways department was awarded the MBE for services to
Local Government as part of the Queen's 80th Birthday celebrations. He has
worked for the County Council since 1970 in East Cambridgeshire.
The decision to proceed with the Guided Busway was taken at the last full council meeting with Conservatives and Labour voting in favour and Liberal Democrats voting against. There is still considerable concern about issues which were outside the investigation and study into the Guided Bus. These include what will happen once the bus gets beyond the Science Park and into the city, where it relies on on-street running and is likely to get caught up in the congestion of the city centre.
Since the new Burwell Library opened 400 new members have joined the library bring the membership to 2,500. After consultation it has been agreed that the Cowley Road Park and Ride with be relocated to Butt Lane in Milton. This will put it outside of the A14 and easier to access. £3 million has been supplied By the government to provide a more modern facility and completion will be March 2008.
It now seems unlikely that Cambridgeshire will have to proceed with becoming a Unitary Authority as the Government has said it will only happen in areas where there is agreement to do so.