Civic Centre
The Borough Council's town hall was situated in Teesville, on Fabian Road, until its demolition in 2012. Civic facilities were relocated, with full council and other larger political meetings taking place at Inspire 2 Learn, formerly Eston's City Learning Centre, on Normanby Road. The Leader and Deputy Leader's office, together with offices for political groups, have temporarily moved there until new facilities are available within the £31 million Redcar Leisure & Community Heart scheme. In addition, The Mayor's office has been temporarily relocated to Kirkleatham Museum, before also switching to Redcar in 2013. The Council also has offices in Redcar at Kirkleatham Street and in Guisborough.
The town hall closure also provides an environmental boost as it was the authority's worst-performing building for carbon dioxide emissions.
In 2002, the borough transferred its council housing stock of over 10,000 homes to an independent housing association established for the purpose: Coast & Country Housing Limited.
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