Issue - meetings

Councillor S. P. Shannon informed Members that the first meeting of the Air Quality Task Group had taken place on 4th December when it had discussed work planning and set future meeting dates.

• A press release had been issued and appeared on the Bromsgrove Advertiser website on 12th December.  This had included an invitation to residents to put forward their views and experiences.  Several responses had already been received from residents in the Hagley area.
• Meetings had been arranged for 9th and 15th January and the Senior Practitioner, Pollution Team at Worcestershire Regulatory Services and a representative from the Public Transport Team at Worcestershire County Council had agreed to attend, together with the Council’s Climate Change Manager.
• The Parish Councils had also shown an interest in participating in the investigation and their role would be explored further at a future meeting.

It was anticipated that the Task Group’s draft report would be considered at the Board meeting to be held on 26th March 2013.