OIC councillors back Corporate Strategic Plan

OIC councillors have given their backing to the local authority’s draft Corporate Strategic Plan.

‘Wur Plan 2013-2018’ sets out the council’s ambitions and aspirations for the next five years under seven different priorities including:

• Care and support for those who need it.
• Promoting successful, thriving communities.
• Housing to meet the needs of Orkney’s people.
• A Low Carbon Orkney — renewables, energy and opportunity.
• Orkney’s economic development.
• Orkney’s transport networks.
• What we need to do.

Introducing the plan, OIC convener, Councillor Steven Heddle, said: “Our plan 2013-18 is about what we want to do for Orkney. It describes our ambitions and where we want to put our efforts over the coming years.

“It is a result of the contribution of ideas and debate by all the elected members of this new council.”