Chasewater. Pic: Robin Stott and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence

A cross-party group of county councillors will have their say on the future of Chasewater Country Park.

The site is included as part of a wider review of the future of a number of green spaces across Staffordshire.

A report earlier this year had fuelled rumours that Chasewater could be sold off, although this was later ruled out.

Chasewater. Pic: Robin Stott
Chasewater. Pic: Robin Stott and
licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence

Other options include Staffordshire County Council continuing to manage the sites or forming partnerships with other private, public or voluntary organisations.

Cllr Mark Winnington
Cllr Mark Winnington

Cllr Mark Winnington, Cabinet member for the environment, said: “This process has been completely open from the beginning and we’ve had a series of discussions with public groups about different ways of protecting and preserving our green spaces in a way we can afford.

“Not all of the options will be viable and it was always thought that some options would be suitable for some sites, while being completely unsuitable for others.

“I’m not expecting a one-size-fits-all answers and I think we’ll have a variety of solutions.”

Members of the Prosperous Staffordshire select committee have been visiting the county’s country parks, picnic areas and greenways as part of a fact-finding mission ahead of a meeting on September 4. Their views will then be considered by the county council’s Cabinet in October, ahead of a three-month consultation.

The county council says the bill for managing its countryside parks is around £900,000-a-year.

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