Mar 4, 2021
A consultation into the next stage of Shrewsbury Big Town Plan has been extended by a week.
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Redeveloping Riverside is a priority in the Shrewsbury masterplan
More than 1,200 comments have been made on the masterplan vision, which outlines ideas for how Shrewsbury could develop over the next two decades, since the formal consultation was launched on January 20.
The consultation period was due to close on Wednesday, March 3, but members of the Big Town Plan Partnership have extended the deadline to March 10 to ensure as many people as possible can get involved.
Leader of Shropshire Council, Peter Nutting, said that even when the first formal stage of consultation closed on March 10, the aim was to provide more opportunities for engagement as Covid-19 restrictions were eased.
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image captionConservative councillor Peter Nutting said homelessness was rising in Shropshire because people were travelling to the county
A council leader has been criticised for appearing to suggest his authority is seeing a rise in homeless people because it treats them too well .
Peter Nutting made the comment during a debate about Shropshire Council s new housing strategy.
The Conservative said his authority s treatment of the homeless actually attracts people to the county .
But he later said he meant it was the council s policies that were too good, not the experience of homeless people.
Burnet County Jail bookings for Dec. 18-22
The following people were arrested and booked into the Burnet County Jail during the period of Dec. 18-22, 2020, according to Burnet County sheriff’s logs. City of residence and release information are listed when available. This list does not constitute an official court document, and all persons are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
Jennifer Lynn Jones, 58, of Marble Falls was arrested Dec. 18: criminal trespass.
Adrian Louis Navarro Sr., 34, of Burnet was arrested Dec. 18: sex offender’s duty to register. Released same day on personal recognizance.
Valerie Marie Rodriguez, 49, of Granite Shoals was arrested Dec. 18: assault causing bodily injury. Released Dec. 19 on personal recognizance.
Dec 18, 2020
An ambitious vision for the future of Shrewsbury will be outlined during a festival in the new year.
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It is hoped the area outside Shrewsbury train station would be pedestrianised under new proposals
The Big Town Festival will show some of the work that has been taking place over the past year to develop a masterplan vision , building on the original Big Town Plan document published in 2018.
An extensive report is set to be published, looking at how the town centre could thrive by improving connectivity throughout the whole of Shrewsbury, along with some bold development plans.