A conversation with the Leader and Deputy Leader of Cheshire East Council

Friday, 18 February 2022 15:04

Councillor Sam Corcoran, leader of Cheshire East Council, and Councillor Craig Browne, deputy leader, asked residents to send in their questions about the council.

We received more than eighty questions in total, and while not all the questions could be answered individually, Councillors Corcoran and Browne address as many of the main themes as possible.

The conversation covers:

Investment across the borough
Gritting routes
Potholes and road maintenance
Climate change, biodiversity and managing the environment
Car parking
House building and infrastructure
Planning applications
Middlewich Eastern Bypass
Cost of councillors
Role of councillors

Thank you to everyone who submitted questions. While we could not answer them all, unanswered questions may be taken forward to future ‘Conversation with the Leader and Deputy Leader’ videos.

Watch the conversation here, or via:

this YouTube link.

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