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QUESTION TO BE ASKED OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE EDUCATION, SPORT AND CULTURE COMMITTEE ON TUESDAY 10th JUNE 2003, BY SENATOR E.P. VIBERT
Question
- Would the President confirm that ithas been decided not to proceed with a full conservation plan on the historical importanceofFortRegentpriorto a feasibility studybeingcarried out, todeterminewhetherornot private enterprise could take overtheFortanddevelopitcommercially?
If the answer to (a) is in the affirmative, would the President advise members –
- whether a specialist consultant has been engaged to carry out a more rapid overview of conservation constraint and opportunities inthe form of a conservation statement, and, ifso, at what cost to the States? and,
- whether liaison has taken place with the Jersey HeritageTrustor the Société Jersiaise overthematterof a conservation plan.
Answer
- Yes.
- The advice of the Environment and Public Services Department's Assistant Director - Design and Conservation, isthat,at this stage, the onlyrequirement is to prepare a Conservation Statement, to inform the selected consultants for the Feasibility Study. It will be a matter for the Environment and PublicServices Committee todeterminewhether a Conservation Plan or a ConservationStatement is appropriateat a later stage.
I c an confirm that, on the recommendation of the Assistant Director - Design and Conservation, a specialist
consultant has been commissioned to produce a Conservation Statement at a cost of £11,300.
- S t akeholder participation is critical to the successof a ConservationStatement.The specialist consultant will beengagingwiththe Jersey Heritage Trust, La Société Jersiaise and manyother interested parties, including the Fort RegentUsers Association.