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7. To deliver a more diverse and attractive housing offer while ACTION
ensuring the continued renewal of our existing stock;

8. To achieve a vibrant town centre, leisure, cultural and service
offer supporting the role of Barrow as a regional centre and
preserving our rich heritage;

9. To become a University Town with campus, part of a dynamic
and integrated approach to higher and further education; and

10. To put communities at the centre of public service delivery.

The Chair asked the Board if they considered that everything
intended to be delivered had been encapsulated within the proposed
vision.

In respect of the vision, Julie Mennell commented that it could be
deemed to be quite Barrow centered. The Chair replied that the level
of representation was much wider and that the vision needed to
reflect how the wider population would benefit.

Geoff Jolliffe commented that there was an element missing from the
vision regarding health and enabling individuals to realise their full
potential.

The following comments had been received regarding the objectives
as numbered:-

3. Cllr M A Thomson commented that there needed to be something
added to this regarding combatting social inequalities. Alison
Hatcher added that this objective needed to reflect individuals’ life
changes, enabling them to reach their full potential. Geoff Jolliffe
had suggested that it may be appropriate to replace ‘health and
well being’ with ‘physical health and mental well-being;
4. Julie Mennell had suggested removing the word ‘better’. The
Chair added that this would reflect the sustainability extent of the
project;
8. Rebecca Robson had suggested removing ‘regional centre’ and
replacing with ‘cultural destination’;
10. Sam Plum had suggested replacing ‘communities’ with ‘Residents
within communities’. In addition, Rebecca Robson had
suggested that objective 10 be put first in order to place people at
the heart of it.

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