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Fareham residents can have their say in new funding survey RESIDENTS in Fareham are being asked their views on how the council will pay for vital public services. Fareham council are asking residents in the borough to have their say on how it pays for public servies. The pandemic left the council with £3.66m budget shortfall due to the impact of the coronavirus lockdown. It has incurred £260,000 of additional costs despite income falling by £1.6m. During the pandemic so far, councillors have issued 2,000 grants which total more than £20.4m of support to local businesses; provided storage and distribution locations for food banks; issued financial rescue packages to leisure centres and made pitches at Fareham Market free.
However, an agreement was not signed as funding from the Solent Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) was uncertain. BDL has now double its own contribution towards the cost of motorway improvements - from £20m to £40m. At a council meeting on January 27, Fareham council has also secured a £30m housing infrastructure loan to upgrade the junction. Earlier this month, concerns were raised about the lack of affordable housing and the environmental impact of the build. But this update means that the £70m needed to upgrade the M27 junction as part of the plans will move forward. Buckland s chairman Mark Thistlethwayte said: Welborne will be hugely significant in boosting growth and recovery of the local economy. We envisage Welborne as being a fantastic place to live and work and are delighted by the decision by Fareham’s Planning Committee, which brings us closer to being able to make our vision a reality.
Hampshire County Council offices. Inset: Councillor Keith Evans TRIBUTES have been paid after the death of a dedicated councillor. Hampshire County Councillor and Fareham Borough Councillor, Keith Evans passed away on Sunday. He served as ward councillor for Locks heath and previously, Sarisbury for more than three decades and was first elected to Hampshire County Council on May 5, 2005 to serve Fareham Warsash division. He held the position continuously until he passed away and also served the county council on a number of committees. These included: Chairman of the Audit Committee and the River Hamble Harbour Board, Vice-Chairman of the Conduct Advisory Panel, the Policy and Resources Select Committee and Employment in Hampshire County Council Committee.