Issue - meetings

Report by the Director of Communities, Economy and Transport.

38.1     The Lead Member considered a report by the Director of Communities, Economy and Transport.  He reported the views of the Lead Petitioner and Local Member received by email.

DECISIONS

38.2     RESOLVED to advise the petitioners of the successful negotiations between East Sussex County Council and its contractor, Stagecoach, which have led to the provision of an earlier first departure of bus service 7 and an increased daytime frequency.

Reasons

38.3     The changes made to the supported bus network have addressed the concerns raised in relation to service 7 as well as a separate request for an earlier bus from service 27 users.  As a result of these changes, all the communities served by these revised services will have a bus journey arriving in the centre of Hastings by 9.45am at the latest.  These improvements have been achieved without additional cost to the County Council.