The Ward Capital Fund will used for investment in community projects for Heywood, Middleton, Pennines, and Rochdale.
The funding package will see £175,000 allocated for each of the council’s 20 wards, with decisions on how the money will be spent to be taken by local councillors.
Initiatives to benefit from the investment will include the refurbishment of play areas, highway improvements, road safety measures, new pedestrian areas and investment in local parks.
Council leader Neil Emmott said the funding would deliver further investment across the borough, with decisions on how the money will be used to be taken at a local level.
Councillor Emmott said:
“This is about delivering on the council’s key priorities and continuing our investment in high quality public services for residents in Heywood, Middleton, Pennines and Rochdale.
“The funding will be used for those bread and butter community initiatives that matter most to our residents, such as improved parks, road improvements and upgrades to play facilities. Decisions on spend will be taken by local councillors, who are best placed to know what matters most to people in their wards.
“I am proud of this capital investment package and the positive difference it will make in local communities. The funding will complement our ambitious regeneration programme, which is transforming the community and making the borough an even better place to live, work and grow up in.”
Councillor Emmott added that further announcements of individual projects to benefit from the investment will follow in the coming weeks.
