A
meeting of the Parish Council took place on
Present
Mr D Walker, Mr R Neale, Mrs M Curry, Mrs M Stokes, Mr D Brozyna, Mr R Howes, Mr F Cooper and 11 parishioners.
Minutes
The minutes of the meeting held on
Wednesday 14th March were read.
It was proposed by Mrs M Stokes,
seconded by Mr D Brozyna and agreed
unanimously that these be signed as a true record. The meeting was then
adjourned to allow
Parishioners to raise points for discussion during the meeting.
Matters
Arising
a)
Elections May 3rd. Twelve nominations have been received. An election will therefore take place
alongside
the District Council election.
A list of candidates to be put in Eakring Echo. The Clerk has given written notice
of her intention
to resign at the end of August. Advert
for new Clerk to be placed in Echo.
b)
Councillor Andy Stewart had
reported that the finger post at the junction of
replaced. Mr D
Walker to check whether it could be repaired and if replacement is necessary
that it will be of a
similar design.
c) Village Gateway signs and road markings will be installed in the financial year 07/08.
d)
Mrs V Priestley reported that
the officer in charge of Speedwatch is about to go on maternity leave and
therefore
reports would not be processed.
Cameras will therefore not be in use again until June.
e)
Councillor Andy Stewart has
informed us that the lay-by on
Communities scheme. Plans will be made available for comments by
the Parish Council.
Correspondence
The following items were received and circulated or displayed.
Planning
No applications or decisions received.
Cator
Hall
Quotes for the disabled access to Cator
Hall have been obtained from Carmalor - £3218.18, and Oakring Building
Services
£560 + VAT. Mr R Neale declared an
interest and left the room. It was
proposed by Mr D Brozyna, seconded
by Mrs M Curry with all in agreement that
Oakring Building Services should do the work.
There will be another work day
on Saturday 15th April to
continue the work outside. Slabs have
been donated which will be used to site a new oil tank.
Recreation
Ground
Rubbish has been dumped in the dike at the
edge of the field – tyres, mattress, crates, tarpaulin etc. Clerk reported that
N&S Cleansing
Department have inspected the situation and informed that it is the landowner’s
responsibility.
They will instigate a
search to confirm the landowner.
Accounts
NCC Mowing (Sept-Nov) £60.66
Clerk’s Salary £330.00
Expenses £13.68
Cator Hall Rent (Oct-Mar) £30.00
It was proposed by Mr R Howes, seconded by Mr F Cooper with all in agreement that these accounts be paid.
Any
Other Business
There being no further business the meeting
closed at
following the Annual Parish Meeting
and the Annual Parish Council Meeting.
Mr Keith Woodvine expressed thanks on
behalf of several parishioners, some of whom were not present, for the time and
effort of Parish Councillors and in particular the Chairman Mr D Walker over
the last four years during which time there have
been several difficult issues
to deal with.
Signed M Curry