Plans revealed today set out how we are looking to find alternative arrangements for the ownership, which may include transfer of the financial responsibility, of the eight windmills owned by KCC.
This would be a change to our current strategy, as set out in the Kent Heritage Conversation Strategy.
While no decisions have yet been made, if the move is given the go-ahead it would achieve a saving of about £800,000 up until 2029.
The windmills under consideration as part of this consultation are Chillenden Mill; Union Mill, Cranbrook; Herne Mill; Drapers Mill, Margate; Meopham Mill; Davison’s Mill, Stelling Minnis; West Kingsdown Mill and Stocks Mill, Wittersham.
“We are proposing to change the ownership arrangements of the eight windmills that are currently owned by KCC...”
KCC’s Deputy Cabinet Member for Environment, Tony Hills, said: “We are proposing to change the ownership arrangements of the eight windmills that are currently owned by KCC, which would allow us to contribute towards closing our budget gap.
“This would allow us to make a reduction in our day-to-day spending of the amount going towards running costs and maintenance for the windmills.
“No final decisions will be made until all the information and views collected through this consultation are reviewed.”
You can have your say by visiting www.kent.gov.uk/windmillsconsultation before midnight on Monday 29th January.
If you have any questions or require any of the consultation material in hard copy, please email heritage@kent.gov.uk.
For alternative formats and languages, please email alternativeformats@kent.gov.uk or call 03000 421553 (text relay service number: 18001 03000 42 15 53). This number goes to an answering machine, which is monitored during office hours.
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