Town Hall consultation - residents favour Slough town centre location
The public have had their say on the future of the Slough Town Hall.
During a four week consultation, Slough council received more than 500 responses from residents, businesses and council staff with views on where a new Town Hall should be located, and whether the core of the old Town Hall building should stay.
The majority of people voted for a new town centre based Town Hall (57 per cent) and nearly half of respondents (47 per cent) said that the Town Hall core should be kept.
The results from the Slough consultation will be going to Overview and Scrutiny Committee on 22nd November and Cabinet on 26th November for councillors to debate the findings, and agree a way forward.
Cllr Geoff Howard, commissioner for Slough resources, said: “The cabinet are pleased with the response to this consultation. It is clear that most residents have a preference for a new Town Hall to be located in the town centre. However, there was a clear divide on whether the Town Hall core should be retained.
“Before we make any decisions on what approach to take, the cabinet will need further financial information on what impact retaining the core of the Town Hall would have on the overall value of the site.”
“This is currently being looked into by officers.”
Slough Borough Council