Investing In Fife

Agreement has been reached on a Capital Plan for Fife which focuses on investment for schools, vulnerable adults, sports and town centres.

More than £100 million is to be spent on new and existing schools, including Viewforth, Waid, Madras and Levenmouth Secondary.

£18 million will be ploughed into replacing care homes and £3 million will be used to kick start the regeneration of town centres.

Over the next three years, cash will also be tailored towards Fife's road network (£23 million) and £7 million into major adaptations for older people and those with disabilities, 

The ten year plan will be reviewed again in two years time.

Council leader David Ross said: “Demand keeps going up and funding keeps going down, so we still need to save £77 million by 2018. But at the same time we must continue to invest; invest in our infrastructure, invest in our people and invest in our future.

“The investments we have put into the Capital Plan will help us deliver better and more efficient services, enabling us to reduce the money we spend in the long run. By putting this critical investment into our schools, care homes and services we can help prevent problems before they happen.

“I believe the Capital Plan which we agreed today does all of this and addresses the most important issues for the majority of people in Fife.”