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local government : little bytham parish council
meeting : 10 october 2002


added ??? : updated : 22/10/06 : checked 22/10/06
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Village Hall Committee

Mr Hoyles, the Chirman of the Village Hall Committee, gave a presentation on proposed improvements to the village hall. Mr Hoyles explained that there was a number of phases but that the first was to provide improvements to the electrical system, tables and chairs and the floor. The hall would also be redecorated. Total cost was £4086 and Mr Hoyles requested that the Parish Council support the improvements in writing to add weight to a grant submission to District and County Councils. Agreed.


MATTERS ARISING ...

Arlington Partnership

A cheque for £35 was made out to Arlington Partnership to settle the account.

Grass Cutting
The invoice from Mr Welby for grass cutting had been misplaced. The clerk would requesta new one, to be paid at the next meeting.

Powergen
Mrs Murphy explained that the supply had been cut off on Septemebr 16th 2002 and the meter read. A new bill would be sent to close the account.

Jubilee Spoons
Mrs Salisbury was yet to provide the number of 12 year old children in the parish.

Local Policing
Letters of support for local policing had been sent to the Members of Parliament and the Chief Constable for Lincolnshire.

Community Freighter

A bid for the Community Freighter would be made next year for collections in April and September.


PLANNING APPLICATIONS

The following planning applications were approved without comment...
Mr Bland - Extension to house
Mr and Mrs Salisbury - The Mill - Change of land to domestic use


FINANCES

Details of sums in the current and savings account were as follows...
Current Account - £417.92
Savings Account - £479.23
Total - £897.15

Audit Review
The Audit Review details have been passed to Moore Stephens in peterborough. There had been no response to date.


GENERAL ITEMS of CORRESPONDENCE

Audit Commission
A follow-up review of waste management had been received from the Audit Commission. After some discussion the only concerns were the cleaning of the pavements and the continuing problme of dog fouling. The clerk was requested to reply to the Audit Commission concerning pavements and the Chairman was to contact the local authorities in Bourne to seek advice and signs on the dog-fouling problem.

Freedom of Information Act
The Clerk gave details of the Freedom of Information Act and how it applied to local councils. He explained that a model publication scheme had been prepared for authorities such as Parish Councils, which could be adopted. The Clerk read through relevant sections of the model proposal and the Chairman duly signed it.

Bourne Household Waste
Details of revised openign hours of the Bourne Household Waste site were provided. The details were to be posted on the information board.

County Funding
Lincolnshire County Council had written expressing concern at Government proposals which could reduce funding by up to £40m per annum. Letters written to the Government protesting to the proposals were also attached. The option was availble for local councils to write in similar vein. However, it was agreedthat letters written previously on the local policing issue had expressed concern about reduced funding.


ANY OTHER BUSINESS

Brownie Hut
It was agreed that a working party was needed to clean out the Brownie Hut. A date was to be agreed with Mrs Sale.

Footbridge
It was reported that a board was missing on the footbridge over the stream by the Old Rectory. The Clerk was requested to take necessary action to report the fault.

Streetlights
Two streetlights were reported to be faulty in the parish. Chairman to inform the Highways Department.

The date of the next meeting was arranged for Thursday 7th November 2002 at 19.30