Agenda item

Report of the Superintendent of Epping Forest.

The Committee outlined the request by a newly formed amenity group who were

seeking to re-provide the once distinctive Woodford Wells Drinking Fountain at

its original location on Epping Forest Land at Woodford Wells.

Members noted that the amenity group fully appreciated that the City was unable to fund and care for such facility and intended to both privately raise the necessary capital to re-provide a reproduction of the original fountain and shelter and endow a fund to meet the on-going maintenance costs. Members agreed that this was acceptable in principle, and decisions regarding the final design, cost and on-going maintenance provision would be subject to a subsequent full licence agreement which would be placed before the Committee if the project gained sufficient momentum. Members advised that the drinking fountain should be fully insured and asked Officers to convey this comment to the amenity group.

Resolved – that Members:

· Approved in principle that Forest Land at Woodford Wells could be used to

host a reproduction fountain and shelter, subject to further Committee

approval of the final design and funding arrangements for both

construction, operation, maintenance and if necessary decommissioning.