A grant from a county councillor has funded a study into improvements to a communal access path in St Albans.

County Councillor Chris White (St Albans Central) granted £945 from his locality budget to environmental charity, Groundwork Hertfordshire.

The funding has enabled a feasibility study for improvements to a communal access path which also feeds St Albans High School in St Albans between Hillside Road and Townsend Avenue. The study has researched land use, ownership issues, services, existing route appearance, safety issues and recommendations for improvements.

Cllr White said: “The route, which is particularly used by local schoolchildren, is currently in a poor state of repair, so any improvement will be very beneficial to all access users. The study will recommend a way forward for any landscape improvements or re-surfacing.”

A total of £10,000 is available to each of the 77 members of Hertfordshire County Council to spend on worthwhile community projects in their area.

Locality budgets were launched in July 2009, with funding to be used for worthy social, economic or environmental causes in Hertfordshire. For information on how to apply for funding under the scheme, visit www.hertsdirect.org/localitybudgets.

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