London Borough of Bexley has launched its new Corporate Plan, setting out its vision and priorities for the Borough over the next four years.
Delivering for Bexley sets out the Council’s ambitions for residents, communities and local businesses and how it will work to make Bexley an even better place to live, work and raise a family. Following the local elections earlier this year, the plan includes the delivery of the Conservative Administration’s manifesto commitments.
Over the next four years, this will include investing more than £30 million in roads and highways, over £2.5 million in playgrounds and £3 million in libraries and community centres. The Council will also work with partners to develop a network of Community Hubs, bringing services closer to residents, as well as supporting town centres. The Council will support regeneration schemes to deliver more homes for Bexley residents, while protecting the green belt.
Councillor David Leaf, Leader of the London Borough of Bexley, said:
Bexley is a great place to live, work and raise a family and we want to make it even better.
Our Corporate Plan sets out our ambitions for our Great Borough and the commitments we will work towards over the next four years. We want to invest in the places that matter to residents, improve local services and create more opportunities for people and businesses.From social care services to our parks and open spaces and to our highways and town centres, we will focus on investing and improving services and the public realm. Working with partners, we will deliver new housing in Bexley, a road safety strategy, new play equipment in our playgrounds and schemes to help young people into employment. We will work to deliver all of this and more despite the Government cutting funding for Bexley. While the Government and Mayor are letting Bexley down, we are on your side.We know there are challenges ahead and many in our Borough are facing tough times, but we will continue to manage our finances responsibly, work with our partners and do all we can to ensure that Bexley continues to be a great place to live, work and raise a family.”
Paul Thorogood, Chief Executive of the London Borough of Bexley, said:
Our Corporate Plan gives us a shared direction and a clear set of priorities. It brings together the work of services across the Council and our partners, with residents at the heart of everything we do.
By working together, improving the way we deliver services and making the best use of our resources, we can turn these ambitions into real improvements for people across Bexley.”