Hot on the tail of my story about the non-filling of the Lead Member for Environment cabinet post left vacant by the resignation of Cllr Keith Perrin LINK and my suggestion that Cllr Butt was reluctant to have another election for the post, comes this story on the Get West London website LINK
It appears that former Executive member Cllr George Crane has been appointed to the post. There is no press release on the Brent Council website about this:
It appears that former Executive member Cllr George Crane has been appointed to the post. There is no press release on the Brent Council website about this:
A former manager of Rolls Royce has been appointed the new lead member of environment at Brent Council.
Councillor George Crane from Wembley has taken up the role after Councillor Keith Perrin stepped down from the position last month.
Councillor Crane has been a councillor for a number of years and was the lead member for regeneration and growth in the last Cabinet.
He has two grown up sons and is retired now but was a senior manager at Rolls Royce for 20 years and after that worked as a buyer for a food manufacturing company in Harrow.
He said: "I am delighted to take on the role of Lead member for Environment at the request of the Leader of the Council.
"I am excited about the portfolio area - there are lots of new things in the pipeline in Brent including improvements to the public realm and waste management including new and more frequent recycling collections from Spring next year. However I am also acutely aware that Brent Council faces some tough challenges with public services facing dramatic cuts in funding from central government, so the Cabinet will have to be making some tough decisions over the coming months.
"I am keen to listen to and engage with residents. I look forward to working with them and other Partners over the coming months."