Craigleith/Blackhall

This report sets out the results of the strategic review of winter weather preparedness including the results of an extensive public consultation and community engagement exercise.

The report presents a range of costed enhancements to the Council’s severe winter weather response. These improvements have been categorised into three tiers based on the level of additional resources required and the impact on Council budgets. Tier 1 involves improvements to existing provision and can be implemented at little or no cost. Tier 2 involves increasing the capacity of Council services and requires additional resources. However most of this additional expenditure can be contained within existing budgets. Tier 3 improvements would involve a step change in the way the Council responds to severe winter weather and would require significant increases in resources and costs. These additional costs could not be contained within approved budgets and are not considered to represent best value.

The report is available to view here.