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There was a good turnout from the public for this month’s parish council meeting with about 30 people attending. It must have meant something important on the agenda and there was.
The headline items were firstly the attendance of the Leader of the County Council and officers to outline the school capacity issues in the Community and to explain why the Council had reneged on its offer to lease Bypass Farm to the Parish Council for public open space. And secondly a motion to accept an offer from CCC to work together on a master plan for public open space and schools in the Community.
The public session was spirited and during the formal Council debate of the motion the Leader was left in no doubt that local councillors felt betrayed. It was agreed that the motion ‘be not put’ and any such discussion will now not take place until all the options for schools are available early in the new academic year.
But they were not the only items of interest:
• the Council agreed to make a grant of £500 to the scouts to repair and paint the roof at their scout hut;
• it confirmed the implementation of its policy to pay its employees at or above the Living Wage (that’s according to the Living Wage Foundation and not the one espoused by George Osborne);
• it noted the activity on the Council’s stand at the Feast where people voted roughly 6:1 in favour of a community wide 20mph scheme; and
• it committed to the standards of transparency and governance required to be accredited at the Foundation Level of the Local Council Award scheme.
There will be no council meeting in August. The next meeting will be on Monday 21 Sep 15.
6:1 in favour of community wide 20mph scheme. WIll this include New Road/Gatehouse Road, or at least some reduction fr 60 mph.
The 20mph Scheme will be what is says on the tin, so no, it won’t include that.
A speed limit reduction on the 3 approaches to the villages other than the south is an aspiration of the Council. Funding was applied for to do this but was not successful. If another suitable funding opportunity presents itself the scheme will be considered again.
“What it says on the tin”???. Are residents of Pease Way not considered a part of the community? Does the 20mph Scheme include Park Lane? Is this a part of the community?
“what it says on the tin” – what tin? The other approaches to the villages are already restricted to 40mph, unlike New Road which is 60mph. If Park Lane is within the 20mph scheme, surely you have to bring down the speed on New Road as it approaches Park Lane. A better case needs to be made to the Highway Authority.