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Maidstone councillors looking ahead


A Maidstone council scrutiny committee is carrying out a review of traffic congestion in the borough. The committee will be making recommendations to reduce traffic congestion and the effects of it. The committee wants to:


· Identify how to unlock the congestion in Maidstone town.


· Identify opportunities to engage and support the business community.


· Investigate best practice for


Businesses urged to back town’s athletes


With more than 30 athletes now in the spotlight on the Maidstone’s Dream website, businesses are being urged to put their sponsorship in place to help bring a medal home to Maidstone.


With the London Olympics less than 12 months away and with Maidstone the penultimate town to welcome the Olympic Torch Relay before it reaches London, there’s no better way to get involved than to sponsor one of our promising athletes.


The Maidstone’s Dream website was set up in 2009 to help create a lasting legacy for the 2012 Olympics. Thirteen athletes have already been offered financial support from businesses and all athletes have been offered free gym memberships.


One athlete who is tipped for huge success is decathlete Martin Brockman. Last year he brought home a bronze medal from the Commonwealth Games in New Delhi.


If you’d like to sponsor an athlete you can visit www.maidstonesdream.co.uk to browse the online profiles of the athletes.


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· Examine best practice in established county towns.


· Investigate the consideration given to new developments by the planning authority in relation to traffic volume and road maintenance.


Committee Chairman, Cllr David Burton, said “It’s still early days but I am convinced that we will be seeing many more electric cars on our roads soon. It looks like they offer a cost


Electric cars such as the Mitsubushi i-MiEV are now on sale. There is a government grant of £5000 towards their purchase, they are exempt from road tax, and are currently tax free as company cars. Will they offer a greener, cheaper form of transport that improves air quality and decreases CO2 emission? Will their success mean our congestion issues just get worse?


effective solution in terms of both the cash in our pockets and the environment. Maidstone Borough Council needs to be looking at what this will mean to the amount of traffic on our roads and the parking that we will need to plan for.“


Maidstone Borough Council is also working with Kent County Council to produce a transport strategy. The work by the committee will feed into this and support the core strategy.


It’s time to recognise Maidstone’s young sporting talent.


The Youth Sport Achievement Awards are the biggest celebration of sport in Maidstone. Family, friends, sport coaches and teachers have until December 30, 2011 to nominate individuals, teams and schools that have shown dedication, improvement and sporting success over the last year. The awards are not just about high level achievers but also those that have shown extraordinary effort and dedication throughout 2011.


There are a number of categories and nominations can be made online at maidstone.gov.uk/sports. Forms can be picked up from the Maidstone Gateway in King Street, or by calling 01622 602222.


The ceremony will on Friday, January 27, 2012. Teenage parents supported by housing scheme


Maidstone’s first supported housing scheme for teenage parents will be up and running by March. Six apartments are being built at Armstrong Road, Maidstone in partnership with Golding Homes and Kent County Council’s Supporting People Team. Cabinet Member for Community and Leisure Services, Cllr John A. Wilson, said: “The scheme is really important because it


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means we will be able to support young parents at a time when they need it most”. Young people will be able to stay for up to two years and at the end of this time they will be helped to make the move into independent accommodation in Maidstone. Affordable housing and private housing plots are also being built on the Armstrong Road site.


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