Cumbria CC is set to appoint Gill Steward as its new chief executive.
If the move is approved at a full council meeting in June, she will take up the role in early August.
Ms Steward is the current chair of the Centre for Local Economic Strategies thinktank. She was chief executive for Bexley LBC from 2016 to 2018 and interim chief executive of West Sussex CC between 2014 and 2016.
She has a background in economic development, place and community services and was part of the executive team who oversaw the creation of Cornwall Council as a unitary authority.
Ms Steward said she looked forward to building on the county’s “very successful reputation and the fantastic work of Katherine”.
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Opportunities revealed for Copeland in search for underground radioactive store search
Exploring the possibility of building an underground radioactive waste store in Copeland could have a significant economic impact for the community, the group leading the investigation has said.
It has released a video and information to help people understand the impacts of hosting a geological disposal facility, or GDF.
The proposal is a controversial one.
After an initial plan several years ago was rejected by Cumbria County Council, the Government began a second attempt to find a location to store the UK’s higher activity radioactive waste.
Separate GDF working groups have been set up in Copeland and Allerdale to explore if either borough would be a suitable location and gauge local reaction. Members include councillors from the local authorities and people from the community.
Less than a week to have your say on local Government reform
Stewart Young, leader of Cumbria County Council
The leader of Cumbria County Council is reminding the public there is less than a week left to have their say on proposals for local government reorganisation in Cumbria.
The Government launched a formal consultation on the future of local government in Cumbria in February, and the consultation ends on April 19.
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In total, the Secretary of State received four proposals from councils in Cumbria. The proposal from Cumbria County Council is for ‘One Cumbria’ – a new unitary council for the whole of Cumbria.