Councillor Richard Quigley

Annual Report 2023

Councillor Richard Quigley – Cowes North Ward

Over the last 12 months I have helped residents with housing issues, helping them to find accommodation when landlords have sold properties. I have been in constant contact with southern water, Katy Taylor (chief customer officer) asked me if drop-in information sessions were a good idea. I agreed, but can’t take any credit for the organisation etc.  I have also got SW to agree to help a landowner near the crematorium as a mains sewer pipe has been leaking on his land. They have now admitted the issue and are working to a resolution. I also keep pushing the issue of sewage outflows into our sea. There is an admission it is awful, some mitigation is taking place, but it needs to go further.

I have worked with Cllr Stephens to set up a cross party housing group, focused on delivering homes for Islanders.

I had a cost of living motion passed. With council officers, we have ushed the community wealth building project forward. Officers have grasped it straight away.

With parking services, we initiated a residents parking permit review. Residents voted against. 

I chaired the Corporate Scrutiny and Children’s Scrutiny Committees.

I haven’t been able to make much progress on the housing issue or the issue of poverty, especially child poverty.

Despite regular contact with both ferry CEO’s, very little progress has been made.

I hope to move the community wealth building project much further forward, by recruiting an officer with specific responsibility for CWB, get movement on housebuilding (council owned), make a meaningful difference to child poverty and an improvement in ferry services.

Richard Quigley

March 2023