Cost of living support
Colchester City Council is providing support for residents facing the cost of living crisis.
Colchester City Council is providing support for residents facing the cost of living crisis.
Date issued: 24 November 2019
Following the recent declaration of a Climate Emergency by Colchester Borough Council, work to maintain and modernise the operational and heritage estate continues – focusing on sustainability, reduction of carbon emissions and placemaking.
Working closely with Colchester Amphora Trading Limited’s (CATL’s) Estates team, Colchester Borough Homes (CBH) continues to provide this comprehensive property maintenance and repair service across the council’s assets.
Projects include the following:
Dirk Paterson, Chair of the CBH Board, commented: “Colchester Borough Homes, as part of the wider council team, is committed to continuously delivering high standards of maintenance for the Borough’s assets. Working closely with Colchester Borough Council and CATL, the CBH team ensures that the estate and assets are maintained safely, sustainably and compliantly. We look forward to supporting the council for years to come.”
Colchester Borough Council’s Portfolio Holder for Resource, Cllr David King, commented on the ongoing programme of works: “It is essential we keep our estate up to scratch. We have a huge property portfolio, which provides great community facilities, including iconic buildings such as Colchester Castle and the Town Hall, and delivers a significant amount of income every year to keep our key services running. It is great we can now do even more to reduce our carbon footprint, in response to the climate emergency accepted by the council.”
Cllr Mark Cory, Leader of Colchester Borough Council added: “I am proud of this joint working by council teams. The refreshing and continued improvement of our facilities and assets is an extremely important priority, and I am constantly impressed with the dedication of the teams working across these projects to ensure the borough’s assets are well maintained for a Better Colchester.”
Page last reviewed: 24 October 2019
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