Eastleigh's Green Challenges Event
- Time:
- 07:30 - 09:30
- Date:
- 9 October 2012
- Venue:
- New Kings Court Tollgate Chandler's Ford Eastleigh SO53 3LG
For more information regarding this event, please telephone Blake Lapthorn on 023 8090 8090 or email info@bllaw.co.uk .
Event details
Part 1 of the South Coast Green Breakfast Series
Eastleigh's Green Challenges
We are joined by
Councillor Keith House
from Eastleigh Borough Council. Keith House has been Liberal Democrat Leader of Eastleigh Borough Council in Hampshire since 1994. He is a member of Hampshire County Council and is the Leader of the Opposition there. On the regional stage, Keith was the Chair of the South East England Regional Assembly and is now a Board member of the Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) nationally. He has chaired various Local Government Association bodies and is now a Deputy Chair of the Environment & Housing Board.
At Eastleigh, Keith led the introduction of Local Area Committees with devolved decision-making and budgets, the transfer of assets to Town and Parish Councils and the establishment of new Parish Councils. He is a passionate advocate of localism and introduced three key priorities for the Council - health, prosperity, and the environment.
