At Sheffield City Council’s annual budget meeting in March 2023, Councillors supported devolving power away from the Town Hall into neighbourhoods, and to achieve this, unanimously voted to allow additional spending of £25,000 to be spent in each ward and overseen by ward councillors.
As ward councillors for Crookes and Crosspool we—Ruth Milsom and Minesh Parekh—want to be open and transparent about how we think this should be spent.
Following discussions with community forums, local residents and businesses, as well as drawing on the South West LAC Local Area Community Plan and Survey, we have proposed the following spending commitments for Crookes and Crosspool.
We believe that the above proposals speak to the priorities of the ward, LAC Plan and 2023 Community Survey; and the Council as a whole, and that these projects will help us deliver on the priorities that residents and communities have told us are important to them. They also offer proposals to work with residents, businesses and community organisations on projects, and ensure that delivery is informed and shaped by those the projects aim to support.
We hope that these proposals are supported, and to be able to work collaboratively with community partners to deliver for our ward.
