20 March 2008, 08/72
Special exhibition for Skelmersdale
residents
Skelmersdale residents are invited to go along
to a special exhibition to find out about the £350 million plans to
revamp the town centre.
The exhibition is being held in the Concourse
to give people the chance to get more information about the
Council's masterplan to bring a new heart to the town centre, and
to give their views.
The masterplan, which includes the features
that local people have said they want - a new high
street, more shops, another supermarket, a new leisure centre,
community facilities, improvements to the Tawd Valley, and housing
- also demonstrates how these key features will fit together
to create the integrated, functional and vibrant town centre that
Skelmersdale deserves.
The exhibition will be held on the first floor
of the Concourse, next door to the Council's CSP on 27,
28, 29 March between 11am and 4pm, and 31 March to 4
April between 12 noon and 2pm.
Cllr Ian Grant, portfolio holder for
Regeneration, said: "I urge as many people as possible to go along
to the exhibitions to find out more and to give their views.
These are exciting plans which will bring massive investment into
Skelmersdale and will provide new facilities and features that will
benefit everyone.
"It's a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to
really make a difference to the town so I hope people will go along
to the exhibitions and tell us what they think. The Council will
take everyone's views into account before it finalises the
masterplan later this summer."
The exhibition is part of a six-week public
consultation period running from 13 March to 24 April. The Council
has also delivered a special newsletter and questionnaire to every
home in the town, summarising the key aspects of the masterplan and
asking for people's opinions. The deadline for the return of these
questionnaires is 5pm on 24 April.
How to give your views
· Go along to the exhibition.
Representatives from West Lancashire District Council will be there
to answer queries from local people.
· Fill in the questionnaire that is
delivered with the newsletter
· Visit www.westlancsdc.gov.uk/skelmersdale
and give your views online
· If you want to see the entire
masterplan document, and comment on it in more detail, copies and
forms will also be available to view at the Customer Service Point
in the Concourse Shopping Centre, the Ecumenical Centre,
Skelmersdale Library, local Post Offices and the Council Offices on
Derby Street, Ormskirk.
Related information
> Yours
views
> Regeneration projects