The Environment & Highways Sub-Committee of West Bergholt Parish Council met on 11th June 2015 when they elected officers & discussed a range of issues including handyman, traffic, beacon, field cutting, footways & scouts.
Environment & Highways Report
Sub-committee Meeting held on Thursday 11th June 2015 in John Lampon Hall
| Councillors present | Harry Stone, John Gili-Ross, Rachel Howard, Jenny Church, Phil Walby, Murray Harlow, Rosemary James |
| Apologies |
| 1 | Welcome | |
| Harry welcomed all to the new environment sub-committee.
Matters arising from last meeting:- |
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| a) Ditch at allotments has been cleared by Norhurst and should not cause further problems. | ||
| b) Snow gritter has been replaced by the retailers as the old one did not work. | HS | |
| c) Beacon needs to be placed on pole at village sign site. Steve and Ivor to be asked to do. | HS | |
| d) Plan in future for this meeting to make recommendations on issues to send to the PC meeting. | ||
| e) Terms of reference to be reviewed – to be sent to all members to be discussed at next meeting. | JC | |
| 2 | Election of officers | |
| Chairperson:- John was nominated by Jenny and seconded by Phil and was elected as Chairman. | ||
| Footpath Officer:- John volunteered as Footpath Officer, all agreed. | JGR | |
| Transport Representative – Harry agreed to continue in this role. There is a meeting on Thursday 2nd July 1pm-4pm in the Quaker meeting house – Harry would not be able to attend so Rachel volunteered to go. | HS, RH | |
| TPO officer – it was noted that TPOs were available on CBC Planning website and all members could have access to this information. Phil volunteered to be TPO officer. | PW | |
| 3 | Traffic Safety Plan | |
| All proposed yellow lines have been put in place. 20mph limits have been signed off and possibly signage will be put in place in July. We wait for further confirmation. TSP group will be John, Rachel, Murray and Harry | JGR, RH, MH, HS | |
| 4 | Handy man work schedule | |
| Harry has this in hand. John proposed that we need someone to work extra hours particularly in the spring and summer to supplement Steve’s work in strimming and litter picking. John to investigate this. | JGR | |
| 5 | Field cutting and mowing surrounds | |
| The Football club is now mowing the Lorkin Daniell field (see Premises meeting notes for more info). Poors land is cut by Countrywide. There is a problem with the timing of this – Phil will deal with this problem and investigate the Athletics white line painting. | PW | |
| 6 | Scouts | |
| Asbestos survey of Scout Hut has been carried out by Scouts.
A letter from the Scouts has been received requesting that the PC should cut the grass surrounding the hut. Steve or Ivor could do this but we need more time to consider the request. Need to check with the Finance Committee |
JGR | |
| 7 | Letter from St Mary’s Church | |
| The Church Warden has requested help from PC with tidying the churchyard. The Church Warden will be asked for a specific proposal on this. | HS | |
| 8 | Letter from CBC Zone Manager | |
| The letter raised concerns about too many posters on poles around the village. We need to monitor the situation and use sensibly by village organisations only. Removing posters when the date is passed. | All | |
| 9 | Letter from resident in Queens Road. | |
| This is regarding road repairs. The Parish Clerk will need to deal with this. | HS | |
| 10 | Purchase of a garden blower | |
| This would be for the use of the village handyman. Harry to investigate cost and take to Finance Committee. | HS | |
| 11 | AOB | |
| a) Dog bin at Old Church is full – Phil to contact Zone Manager. | PW | |
| b) Surface of footway access across Heath could be a problem. John to investigate. | JGR | |
| c) “No dogs” signs at entrances to LD Field need cleaning and highlighting. John to investigate. | JGR | |
| 12 | Date of next meeting – Thursday 9th July 2015 at 5pm in JL Hall, |
