£38.9 million was spent on capital projects in Denbighshire during 2007/08, with a further £10million being invested in improving the standards of council housing county-wide.
Councillors in Denbighshire were updated about spending on capital projects at a meeting of the Full Council at County Hall, Ruthin today (Tuesday).
Some of the projects that have benefited from funding during 2007/08 include:
· Grant funding on transport issues, including the Rhuddlan to Rhyl Cycleway, Sarn Lane traffic signals, Bastion Road promenade link (Prestatyn) and the Prestatyn railway station cycleway link
· £12.2million invested in school refurbishment (including works to comply with Disability Discrimination Act at 12 schools, improved early years provision at 12 schools and resurfacing playgrounds at 18 schools.
· 22 small building works were carried out, including £37k of alterations at Ruthin Youth Centre; a £92k all weather playground at Llanferres; £32k of alterations at Ysgol Melyd (Meliden) and a £30k phase one refurbishment at Riverside Park (Llangollen)
· £194,000 on improving public toilets
· £119,000 on the heather and hillforts project which protects the hillforts and heather moorlands of the Clwydian Range and Llantysilio Mountain
· Over £2 million was spent on the Rhyl Going Forward programme, including works at the Drift Park, Foryd Harbour and 16-18 Edward Henry Street
· £3.28 million was spent on Housing Renewal Group Repair Schemes in Denbigh and Rhyl
An additional £10million was spent on improving council housing, in line with the target of meeting the Welsh Housing Quality Standards in all properties by 2012. During 2007/08, 745 properties had new external doors and windows fitted by Solar Windows, 277 new heating systems were installed and 293 properties received new kitchens, bathrooms, rewiring and upgraded insulations.
Councillor Julian Thompson-Hill, Cabinet Lead Member for Finance, said: “Many of the projects have had a significant direct impact on individuals who live or work in the county, such as improvements to the homes of disabled people or extensions to schools, but many projects that are carried out are unseen and possibly unnoticed, yet are equally vital, such as highways improvements and ICT infrastructure, without which much of our delivery infrastructure would be unviable.”