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South Lanarkshire councillors approve new role to help communities manage funding

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A new role has been approved at South Lanarkshire Council to support communities with funding.At the executive committee meeting last week, councillors welcomed the proposal to employ an economic development officer to help communities manage possible funding from the Renewable Energy Fund.Councillor Mark Horshman (Clydesdale South) praised the position, saying he 'welcomed' it.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.

Get all the news from your area – as well as features, entertainment, sport and the latest on Lanarkshire’s recovery from the coronavirus pandemic – straight to your fingertips, 24/7.The free download features the latest breaking news and exclusive stories, and allows you to customise your page to the sections that matter most to you.Head to the App Store and never miss a beat in Lanarkshire - iOS - Android He added: "What we find in these local communities is that they don’t have access to someone to develop the large projects, or don’t know where to start."We do get the smaller projects and a lot of them fall by the waste side because they’ve become too complex for the groups to carry on.”The Renewable Energy Fund (REF) is grants given to local communities from almost 41 wind farms and wind turbines in the area.The development officer will serve a 32-month maximum term and will help communities improve their capacity to develop projects.This is due to some communities in the area having access to over £1m annually through the fund and facing challenges when it comes to developing more complex and impactful projects that would fully benefit from the funds available.The development officer will work with communities to prioritise larger projects and support communities to develop complex

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