Burnham-On-Sea residents will have a chance to find out more about Somerset’s flood defences when the Environment Agency holds an open meeting in Brent Knoll next month.
The Wessex Regional Flood Defence Committee is being held at the Battleborough Grange Hotel, Brent Knoll on Monday October 2nd at 10.30am.
Topics on the agenda include flood defence funding and targets, plus a progress report on the dredging of the River Parrett.
Members of the public will be able to raise issues relating to items on the agenda, providing that questions are submitted in advance. Individuals are then invited to speak for up to three minutes.
“We hope anyone interested in flood defence matters will take up this chance to ask questions in an open forum with a dedicated and knowledgable audience,” Mark Rice of the Environment Agency told Burnham-On-Sea.com.
Anyone wishing to attend and submit a question should contact Sarah Harding on 01392 442184 or by email sarah.harding@environment-agency.gov.uk by 3.00pm on Friday September 29th 2006.
The flood defence committee meets four times a year and members represent local bodies including councils and the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA).
