Manifesto
STUART'S FIVE GOALS FOR SIDMOUTH SIDFORD
1. Will ensure your money is spent wisely and protect County services in Sidmouth.
2. Continue to improve and make our roads and pavements safer and uphold measures to maintain and upgrade the network of public footpaths and bridleways in the Sid Valley.
3. Continue to work in partnership with other agencies to make our community an even safer place to live.
4. Continue to support all our local schools and youth service thereby affording the opportunity for each child and young person to reach their potential.
5. To continue supporting the excellent services provided at Green Close and support rehabilitation and independent living for the elderly.
Stuart has set up a round table to look at ways to improve traffic management in and around Sidmouth and for a scheme to be included in the 2012 - 2017 Local Transport Plan.
This includes a possible Park and Ride/bus interchange facilities and pedestrianisation or partial pedestrianisation of the town centre which in turn would lead to a better shopping experience.
Stuart was instrumental in securing funding for the refurbishment and emergency works recently carried out on Alma Bridge following further erosion of Pennington Point.
Stuart continues to pursue an environmentally acceptable coastal defence scheme east of the river Sid which will give protection to the bridge the 'Gateway' to the SW Coast Path and World Heritage Site and prevent eastern town from flooding. He is also pursuing a new link to the Hangar footpath.
The recently completed Sidford to Sidmouth cycleway with link to Fortescue was a result of Stuart's success in getting the scheme included in the current Local Transport Plan.
He is now pursuing the further link between Sidford and Sidbury and for an access to the rear of Sidmouth College which would enable students and users of the Sports Centre to cycle there in safety.
Stuart's support for local schools during the last four years has seen the further provision of new classrooms at Sidmouth College and a new classroom block at Sidmouth Infants.
The Artificial Turf Pitch which he also secured funding for continues to be well used by the college and wider community.
Stuart has also been campaigning for fairer school funding. He says "It
isn't fair that local youngsters and schools lose out because of a post-code
lottery".
STUART'S TOP 5 PRIORITIES
* Keep the Council Tax down
* Support our local economy and protect jobs
* Fairer funding for our Schools
* Tough action on Crime and Vanalism
* Better repairs to our roads and pavements
A record of action...........
As the County Councillor for Sidmouth Sidford Stuart has
successfully secured funding for:-
Three classroom blocks and an All Weather Pitch at Sidmouth College
A new classroom block at Sidmouth Infants
Refurbishment of Kennaway House
Stowford Rise Community Centre
Refurbishment and repairs to Alma Bridge
Sidford Road Puffin Crossing
Quality of life improvements in and around Sidford
Sidmouth to Sidford Cycle/Footpath and link to Fortescue
Electric power supply on the Ham
etc etc
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