Councillor Carol Birchmore

...to demolish the 28 garages at Hawk Close, Bury, authorize the Director of Housing to procure and supervise the demolition works including asbestos removal, and instruct officers to prepare a feasibility study for future use of the site within the next six months.

... to approve, adopt, and implement a policy and procedure for enforced sales of empty properties with outstanding debts to the council, delegating authority to the Assistant Director of Public Protection and Resilience to authorize such sales where appropriate.

...to award the contract for Caretaking and Janitorial Cleaning Materials to Alliance for a total cost of £640,000 for a period of 2 years, with an option to extend for 2 additional years.

...to proceed with a two-stage procurement process, including soft market testing, to appoint an external operator for the Prestwich Travel Hub, as part of the Prestwich Village Regeneration Scheme, with the Land & Property Service managing the asset.

...to approve building contracts for energy efficiency and renewable energy works on the Rainsough Estate to LivGreen Futures Ltd for £1,494,494.93, and to change the contractor for energy works at Stanley Close and Freetown estates to Live Manage Facilitate Ltd for £2,414,071.90.