The vision for Cowes Harbour in 2020 and beyond
Cowes Harbour Commission (CHC) has today launched its first online consultation aimed at
assisting a major review of plans and policies for Cowes Harbour on the
Isle of Wight.
The consultation, designed to give stakeholders the chance to have their say on the future of the harbour, can be accessed via: surveymonkey.com/s/CowesHarbourStrategicReview.
Captain Stuart McIntosh, Cowes Harbour Master, said: ‘My
Commissioners and I would like to invite and encourage input to our
e-survey from as many stakeholders and harbour users as possible and
indeed from all those who are interested in creating a widely supported
and sustainable long-term vision for Cowes Harbour.
‘The key question we are asking at this point is, what do you want Cowes Harbour to look like in 2020 and beyond?
‘This,
along with other leading questions and topics will form part of our
strategic review taking place up until next February.
‘We intend
to consult and involve harbour users and stakeholders right from the
start, through to the approval of CHC’s new strategy, and will also be
holding a series of direct consultation meetings with the main Cowes
Harbour stakeholder groups.’
Now that construction of the new Cowes breakwater is progressing on
schedule and other key projects from the Commission’s current 2010-2015
strategic framework are either complete or under way, CHC believes that
this is the right time to review its vision for the harbour, underlying
strategy, plans, objectives and performance targets.
A new CHC
strategy covering the period 2015 to 2020 and beyond will be developed
by April 2015 and promoted at the next CHC Annual Public Meeting on 21st
May 2015.
CHC’s Strategic Review online survey, entitled “The vision for Cowes
Harbour in 2020 and beyond!”, should take around 10-15 minutes to
complete.
The online consultation will close on Monday, 1 December 2014.
Picture: View of Cowes Harbour and the Harbour Office
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