WARRINGTON Liberal Democrats appointed a new team of officers to run the local Party at their recent Annual General Meeting.
Cllr Mark Browne was elected as the new Chair to take over from Cllr Ryan Bate and Cllr Helen Speed the new Deputy Chair to take over from Cllr Ian Marks. Dan Warren is the new Secretary and Cllr Sally Chisholm was re-elected as Treasurer.
Mark Browne, a recently retired Solicitor, is a member of Both Appleton and Grappenhall & Thelwall Parish Councils.
Mark told the meeting, “We have a shambolic government and a country beset with problems of the Prime Minister’s making. Liberal Democrats values are very much in keeping with those of a large number of people, so our task is to get our message through to more of them and persuade them we are the Party for them. I am passionate about the need to take urgent action on the Climate Change emergency and I will take a lead on this. Getting more young people into our Party is also one of my key aims.”
After the meeting Mark added, “Consultation on the Local Plan is now over but we must keep the pressure on the Council and the Government to ensure our Green Belt is protected and that physical and social infrastructure is provided at the same time as any development takes place, not afterwards. The priority must be to build on brownfield sites first.”
