{"id":49061,"date":"2021-02-02T17:25:14","date_gmt":"2021-02-02T17:25:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=49061"},"modified":"2021-02-02T18:00:28","modified_gmt":"2021-02-02T18:00:28","slug":"councillors-vote-to-better-protect-citys-green-spaces","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2021\/02\/02\/councillors-vote-to-better-protect-citys-green-spaces\/","title":{"rendered":"Councillors vote to better protect city&#8217;s green spaces"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Whitchurch and Tongwynlais councillor supports action over Northern Meadows<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>AN amendment to a motion that will better protect green spaces vital to Cardiff communities, especially during lockdown,  was supported by Whitchurch and Tongwynlais councillor Mia Rees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The motion was proposed at a remote Cardiff Council meeting on January 28. Councillor Rees seconded an amendment proposed by Thomas Parkhill, which altered a motion put forward by Labour councillors Iona Gordon and Jane Henshaw.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe wanted to strengthen that motion so that, if it was passed, the Cabinet would have to enact it, or take forward its ideas,&#8221; Councillor Rees told The Cardiffian.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe were really pleased that we were supported by the governing party and opposition parties. In the end, we had a strengthened motion that we could all support &#8211; which is always nice in politics!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cardiff.moderngov.co.uk\/documents\/s45042\/Amendment%202%20-%20Motion%201%20Cllrs%20Berman%20Wood.pdf\">A second amendment, proposed by Councillor Rodney Berman and seconded by Councillor Ashley Wood, was rejected.<\/a> Their amendment would have included a section on the museum of military medicine planned in Cardiff Bay, saying it should be rejected to preserve public open space. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The motion by councillors Gordon and Henshaw aimed to enhance the council\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oneplanetcardiff.co.uk\/\">One Planet Strategy<\/a> to combat climate change and increase biodiversity in Cardiff. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The motion proposed: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Publishing a plan for the mass planting of trees in Cardiff, <\/li><li>Establishing a new public tree nursery at Forest Farm,<\/li><li>Identifying land that can be used within local communities, <\/li><li>Enhancing nature and public access for walking and cycling, and <\/li><li>Supporting the National Park City movement in the city.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Councillor Gordon said at the meeting: \u201cThis motion will help support the Cardiff One Planet Strategy and improve the lives of the communities we all represent. The proposals will help mitigate climate change and increase biodiversity in Cardiff.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe proposals in the motion give us impetus to build on what the council, especially the parks services, is already doing so well and it will help us all go the extra green mile to achieve an even greener and greater Cardiff.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The motion proposed by Councillors Gordon and Henshaw carried a sixth point: \u201cWe ask that these proposals are considered by Cabinet.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Delighted that the amendment that <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MiaReesWales?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@MiaReesWales<\/a> and I proposed was unanimously accepted by Council. It strengthened a motion, which will mean more trees are planted and new green spaces will be created across Cardiff. What a cracking birthday present! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/votebluegogreen?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#votebluegogreen<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Cllr Tom Parkhill (@tomparkhill) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tomparkhill\/status\/1354862691169525760?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 28, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Under the amendment put forward by Councillor Tom Parkhill and seconded by Councillor Rees, that was changed to: \u201cWe ask that where there is a financial impact to the council, cabinet considers the proposal within three months and where there is no financial impact, the<br>proposals are implemented by the cabinet without delay.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Explaining the amendment at the remote meeting, Councillor Rees said: &#8220;It is all very well and good to talk about the importance of the environment, trees and green spaces and to declare a climate change emergency, but when elsewhere in this council we are giving the go-ahead to projects which take away green space from communities, I\u2019m sure you understand why I cannot help but be frustrated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIn Whitchurch, at this very moment, local groups are fighting to keep our special green space, the Northern Meadows, and they are being ignored. This council cannot vote to rally around this motion while on the other side of its face completely ignore and actively work against communities who are standing up for their green spaces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOur Northern Meadows are on a site of importance for nature conservation and an area of the canal on its border is of special scientific interest. Building here would cause an environmental disaster for biodiversity in Cardiff.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Also see: <a href=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2021\/02\/02\/are-20-minute-neighbourhoods-the-future-of-cardiff\/\">Are 20-minute neighbourhoods the future of Cardiff?<\/a><\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Whitchurch and Tongwynlais councillor spoke in a Cardiff Council meeting about the importance of protecting the city&#8217;s green spaces<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":549,"featured_media":49081,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,89],"tags":[52,7011,240],"coauthors":[6734],"class_list":["post-49061","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-whitchurch","tag-cardiff-council","tag-mia-rees","tag-whitchurch"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.2 - 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