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Minutes of the meeting held on Thursday 23 January 2003 in the Rankin Room, Victory Hall, Broughton-in-Furness Present Cllr H J Barker (in the chair), Cllr J Batten, Cllr J W Curwen,
Apologies Cllr Mrs L Burch, Cllr A Harrison, Cllr Mrs E Knowles 1/03 Minutes It was RESOLVED that the Chairman sign the minutes as a correct record. 2/03 Matters Arising Re 117/02 Cllr Hadwin reported that he and his family had cleaned the square and cleared a large amount of rubbish before putting up the Christmas tree. The acting Chairman thanked him for his efforts. Adjournment of Meeting for Public Discussion Mr Atkinson asked how frequently the roads should be swept. Cllr Curwen said this should happen once a month. It was noted that this was not happening and Cllr Curwen undertook to chase the matter. Broughton Marketing Group Angela Knowles of the Lake District Peninsulas Tourism Partnership Project and Jayne Kendall, Town Centres Officer, South Lakeland District Council, presented Broughton Marketing Group’s proposals for promoting Broughton and outlined estimated costs and possible funding sources. Proposals included fingerposts, a town trail leaflet, an arial map and map installations, a general leaflet and new website. Jayne suggested that a small financial contribution from the Council would help with other funding applications. 3/03 Correspondence The clerk presented the following correspondence received: 410 SLDC Grant of planning permission – Brambles 411 SLDC M Blackstone Christmas tree and card recycling 412 Thomson & Wilson Joining Pattinson & Scott 413 Duddon Estuary P'ship Michael Smith Duddon River Crossing 414 CCC Stuart Pate Highways issues 415 SLDC Audrey Taylor Removal of BT phone boxes 416 Information Commissioner Graham Smith FoI Act 2000 publication schemes 417 VH Management Cttee. Keith Nixon December minutes and manager's report 418 LDNPA Chris Greenwood Trees in Broughton Square 419 LDNPA Michael Bentley Questionnaire 420 B'ton Marketing Group Agenda 15 Jan. meeting 421 SLDC Jack Jones Agenda 21 Jan., minutes Nov/Dec. 422 NALC Quality Parish status seminar 423 LDNPA Minutes Sept - Dec 2002 424 CCC Moyra Fisher 'Winter Driving in Cumbria' leaflets 425 Morecambe Car Club V Sandham Malcolm Wilson Rally 426 EnCams Kate Willshaw Cleaner Greener Cumbria stickers 427 SLDC Jayne Kendall Broughton Marketing Group minutes
After considering the correspondence, it was decided to take the following action: DPC to attend to trees in the square itself Gather views and fill in the questionnaire at the meeting 4/03 Planning Applications 5/02/3533 Cottage at Sandgap Farm Porch approved 5/02/2299 Meanfield Cottage Further amendment to plan for garage (for info.) 5/03 Financial Matters It was RESOLVED to pay the following from the main account: TXU Energi street lighting invoice for December 2002 £31.58 Cumbria Landscaping grasscutting at Wilson Park 2002 £476.00 E. Essery clerk’s expenses (printing/copying to Dec 2002: £14.45; £28.28 telephone calls to Nov 2002: £6.39; postage: £4.56; stationery: £2.88) TXU Energi per Victory Hall - electricity invoice £227.66 British Gas per Victory Hall - gas invoice £215.78 Ward Glass Ltd per Victory Hall - goods/services £88.44 6/03 Fingerposts (Broughton Marketing Group proposals) After discussion, it was RESOLVED unanimously to support five out of the six proposals and to accept a single fingerpost. The Council requested that any designs and text be submitted for its approval. The Council was prepared to consider a small contribution. 7/03 Street Lighting Due to financial and practical considerations, it was RESOLVED to take no further action to install additional street lighting at this time. 8/03 Wilson Park On behalf of Cllr Knowles, the clerk reported that the application for funding from South Lakeland District Council had been submitted. 9/03 Disputed land at Foxfield Cllr Barker reported that he had visited John Ilett. An application to register the land in question and a nearby piece of land was to be made that week. Other parcels of land had been identified and Cllr Barker undertook to expedite their registration. 10/03 Countryside and Rights of Way draft maps It was RESOLVED that no action was required of the Council and that councillors with concerns would comment as individuals. 11/03 Cumbria County Council budget consultation Councillors felt unable to accept any of the proposed options to deal with cuts in Government funding for highways. It was noted that highways maintenance in the Parish was poor – the County Council budget should not be cut but Council tax payers should not have to pay more for a service which was inefficient. It was also noted that, whilst some departments had overspent, the County Council had underspent overall and it was suggested that better financial management could help. It was RESOLVED that the clerk convey these comments to CALC for inclusion in its response. 12/03 Broadband in Cumbria It was RESOLVED to inform Broughton Business Association of the Cumbria ICT Broadband Initiative. 13/03 A593 Broughton/Torver The Council did not support Torver Parish Council’s lobby for a 40mph speed limit on the A593, on the grounds of cost and lack of enforcement resources. 14/03 Any Other Business After reports from each councillor, the following actions were requested: Cllr Curwen to pursue problems with getting potholes in the Duddon Valley and Woodland properly repaired. Clerk write to David Varty to thank him for use of electricity for Christmas tree lights. Clerk to write to Martin Elson of Capita to congratulate contractors on their good workmanship in raising the pavement near Kepplewray. Cllr Curwen to pursue the need for notices at the lake warning of danger when frozen. 15/03 Date of Next Meeting There being no further business, the meeting closed at 10.00pm and the next meeting set for Thursday 27 February 2003.
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