Minutes of Parish Council Meeting Held on Tuesday 8 December 2009
Evenwood & Barony
MINUTES OF THE ORDINARY MEETING HELD ON
TUESDAY 8 OCTOBER 2013
COUNCILLORS: B. Nicholson(Chair)L. Brabbam
M. PrinceB. Maude
A. LyonsR. Gibson
Visitors:
R. Connor (Teesdale Mercury)
S. Laundy (Northern Echo)
1. APOLOGIES FOR ABSCENCE:
Apologies were tendered and approved for Cllr’s Elliott(ill), Bogle (ill), Donovan (work) and Hugill (personal). No apologies were tendered by Cllr Smith
2. DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST:
None declared
3. MINUTES OF THE ORDINARY MEETING HELD ON 10 SEPTEMBER 2013:
RESOLVED: The minutes of the ordinary meeting held on the 10 September were proposed as a true record by Cllr Maude and seconded by Cllr Prince.
4. PROGRESS REPORT FROM THE MEETINGHELD ON 10 SEPTEMBER 2013:
Cllr Nicholson informed the meeting that the work on the cemetery, agreed following the recent meeting, had started.
Cllr Nicholson informed the meeting that the Post Office will be moving to the NISA store (old Walter Wilsons), following the imminent retirement of the current postmistress, at the end of November. This would be a big change for the village but we must be thankful that we are retaining a Post Office while other villages have lost them. We might have an issue with parking in future and must monitor the situation.
RESOLVED: The Progress Report was noted.
5. PUBLICPARTICIPATION:
No members of the public present
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6. LOCAL MAINTENANCE:
Following on from the Progress Report. Cllr Nicholson up dated members of the meeting with DCC officers to discuss maintenance work in the cemetery. The meeting was very positive, with a number of interesting ideas put forward
7. CORESPONDANCE:
7.1 DCC Green Waste consultation – Noted
7.2 Great North Air Ambulance – request to consider a donation from 2014/15 precept. Noted
7.3 CDALC – Notification of AGM. Noted
7.4 DCC – Copeland Road, Evenwood – Proposed 30mph speed limit consultation. The council was in full support of the proposed change. RESOLVED: Clerk respond
7.5 TAP Community Grants Fund – The Clerk informed members that the council had been successful in getting through to the public vote on the 9th November. When more details are available arrangements would be made for the event.
7.6 Tesco Charity Trust Community Awards Scheme – The Clerk informed members that the council had not been successful in its application for funds towards the play area development. Noted
8. FINANCE/ACCOUNTS:
The October Financial Report was proposed as a true record by Cllr Maude and seconded by Cllr Lyons
9. PLANNING:
9.1 Notification of the councils objection to 6/2013/0245/DM Storage of caravans, perimeter fence, installation of flood lighting.
10. RANDOLPH SOCIAL WELFARE CENTRE:
Verbal updates were given on the play area development (see 7.5 & 7.6 correspondence) and Inspired Facilities – Tender process on going
11. DATE & TIME OF NEXT MEETING:
Mid Year Finance 20 October & Ordinary meeting on 12 November 2013
CDALC – County Durham Association of Local Councils
DCC – Durham County Council
TAP – Teesdale Action Partnership
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