Monmouthshire County Council has agreed to fund eleven projects to benefit the town of Monmouth and its residents. The decision to create a £439,000 budget was reached at a cabinet meeting in County Hall, Usk on Wednesday 4th June.
The money will be drawn from Section 106 agreements – contributions from developers to help offset demands on local facilities due to an increase of residents in communities – and follows developments at the Croft-y-Bwla (Rockfield Rd), the Almhouses at St James’ Square and former Wyesham School sites.
The council engaged with the town council which submitted its views following a meeting last month.
Projects featured in a £333,146 budget for 2014/15 include:
- Monmouth Petanque Club – Floodlighting of Petanque Terrain (£9,962)
- Monmouth Off Street Project – New skatepark and pump track (£100,000)
- Wyesham Scouts – All weather outdoor area/disabled facilities (£15,985)
- Monmouth Town Council – New play area in Osbaston (£21,083)
- Wyesham Play Project – New play area at Tudor Road, Wyesham (£70,000)
- Monmouth Cricket Club – New cricket practice nets (£18,000)
- Monmouth Rugby Club – Pitch works and floodlighting (£30,000)
- Transition Monmouth – Wyesham Community Woodland (£21,000)
- Monmouth Town Council – Drybridge nature park improvements (£18,525)
Funding for two projects administered by the county council – the Gateway Monmouth Project (£50,000) and a new destination play area for the town (£85,000) – will be made available when a second contribution of £106,428 from the Croft-y-Bwla site is received from the developer.
County Councillor Bob Greenland, cabinet member with responsibility for Innovation, Enterprise & Leisure said: “These schemes will help to boost Monmouth’s leisure facilities and are a welcome addition to a town that recently featured in the Sunday Times as one of the top three places to live in the country”.
