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DUDDON PARISH COUNCIL Minutes of the Meeting held on Thursday, 23 August 2001 in the Present Cllr Mrs L Burch (Chairman), Cllr J S Batten, Cllr Mrs R Read, Cllr J W Curwen. Cllr H J Barker (Vice Chairman), Cllr Mrs E Knowles, Cllr Mrs V Glessal, Cllr D Hoggarth. Minutes RESOLVED that the Chairman sign, as a correct record, the minutes of the meeting of the Council held on 26 July 2001. Matters Arising Nothing raised. Adjournment of Meeting for Public Discussion Richard Weeks attended on behalf of the Broughton Community 2001 group and outlined the reasons why it would be benefical to the community to produce a Parish Plan. If this were produce, further grants could be sought for any community services or transport needs identifed in the plan. All this is being organised by the Countryside Agency under the Vital Villages grant aid project. The Clerk supplied the Councillors present with copies of the information supplied in the pack. After a discussion, it was unanimously RESOLVED to start work to prepare a Parish Plan and seek grant aid from the Countryside Agency. The appropriate form was completed and was to be sent off by the Clerk; this was to ask for further details on how to prepare a plan. PC Howson told the meeting of four incidents in the area; one case of a vehicles tyres being slashed and items stolen, another of a valuable vintage mororcyle stolen from Woodland, and two incidents of tools and other valuables being stolen from the Sandgap Farm conversion site. Mrs Morgan raised the point from the SLDC minutes that wheelie bins should be supplied on request; she also asked if there was any progress with making 2nd home owners pay full Council Tax. On the last point, Cllr Curwen said that it was still being pursued. Correspondence The Clerk presented the following letters received: 196 Prime Minister Reply re poor train service 197 CALC South Lakeland Committee AGM 198 SLDC I Elleray Local Housing 199 roundourway.com web site info 200 FLAG promotion of public transport - transport notice board 201 Countryside Agency Vital Villages info 202 SLDC E&H Housing Strategy update 2001 203 CCC rolling back of footpath restrictions 204 First North Western reply re poor train service 205 CALC Clerk's meeting 206 SLDC competitive engineering work 207 Cumbria PFA Annual Report 208 United Utilities reply re complaint of sewerage smell 209 Technix artificial playing surfaces 210 CALC Economic and Social questionnaire 211 R Boydell-Smith re speed of cars down Station Road 212 Broughton 2001 Mary Jardine requesting that Parish Plan is started 213 SLDC Parish Clerk's newsletter 214 SLDC South Lakeland Area Joint Policy Advisory Com minutes 215 Football Foundation register of football facilities 216 LDNPA Planning appeal - Hall Dunnerdale Farm Barn 217 Tim Collins MP Train stop re-instatement 218 S Lakes Tree Surgeons A Jackson Quote to prune tree in Square 219 CALC Consultations with Parish Councils 220 VH Management Committee Keith Nixon re larger cooker 221 Capita Tony Beaty re gravel on pavement 222 CCC maps showing closed footpaths 223 R Miller speeding traffic down Station Rd
After considering the correspondence it was decided to take the following action: 223 Clerk to reply to say that this and other traffic problems were being pursued at County level, and to send copies of this and the letter from Mr R Boydell-Smith (211) to County Councillor Oliver Pearson. 200 Clerk to invite representatives to the September meeting to explain the scheme. The following planning information had been received: 7/2001/5387 Fell Foot Flat change of use to business approved 5/01/1821 Eccle Riggs Hall change of use of ground floor to opposed The reason for opposing 1821 is the same as in 1999, when there was opposition to the conversion of the Hall into flats. 5/01/1859 Eccle Riggs Country Park change terms of caravan occupancy approved Financial Matters RESOLVED to pay the following from main account: NORWEB lighting invoice for July £31.68 M Dearden Clerk's wages £429.00 Inland Revenue PAYE £121.00 M Dearden Clerk's Expenses £118.34 TechnoScript Ltd Printing/copying/box of envelopes £48.41 BT VH telephone bill (funds received) £60.12 Gopack Ltd tables for VH (funds received) £590.28 NORWEB VH electric bill (funds received) £1066.57
Wilson Park It was reported that Tom Glessal had contacted the relevant person and arranged for the jetting of the drains, and was hoping to get started on the work soon. Clerk’s Wages In the absence of the Clerk, the wages for the year starting 1 September 2001 were set at the lowest point on the NALC scale, namely £1445.04. The Clerk thanked the members. Any Other Business The following actions were requested:
Date of Next Meeting There being no further business, the meeting closed at 9.25 pm and the next meeting set for 27 September 2001. |
