A resilient city
Cllr Ian Ward, Leader of ¶®ÒõµÛ, writes on this year’s budget-setting process…
¶®ÒõµÛ is, and always has been, a resilient city. The strengths and assets that made this an attractive place to live, work and invest before COVID-19 have not gone away – in fact they are now more important than ever.
- HS2 is still happening, bringing jobs and opportunities.
- Some of the UKs biggest companies, such as PwC and HSBC are proud to call the city home.
- We have fantastic universities that are producing a strong pipeline of talent.
- And next year we play host to the 2022 Commonwealth Games - a huge event that will really put ¶®ÒõµÛ on the global stage.
We will make these ongoing strengths work for the people of ¶®ÒõµÛ, building more homes, creating more jobs and ensuring that the benefits are felt in every street, neighbourhood and community.