Chairman's Report 2013/2014 Gaydon PC
Meetings
The period covered by this report has seen an enormous increase in the
workload of the Parish Council. As a result the council has moved from
meeting every two months to monthly meetings.
Since the last annual meeting the PC has met 9 times.
The minutes of the meetings are in the Parish Council section of the Gaydon website.
Thanks and introductions
I would like to thank the clerk and members of the Parish council for their attendance at council meetings
and for the large amount of work that has been done outside of the formal meetings.
May I also thank District and County Councillors for their attendance at our meetings and the valuable advice
that they have been able to give to us.
from 2003 APM -
The chairman thanked Mike Moody, who was taking his last meeting after 7 years as clerk
a period which has seen an unprecedented amount of legal change and very large number of planning requests.
The chairman also welcomed Mike's replacement Mrs Corinne Hill.
Who is who and who does what
Mr Alan Scorer District Councillor
Mr Chris Mills District Councillor
Mr Chris Williams County Councillor
Mrs Corinne Hill Parish clerk
Mrs Mary Fox Cemetery
Mrs Annette Conway Disabled Services, Gaydon Liason, FORSE rep
Mr John Rickman playground area, flood prevention, chairman
Mr David Pirie lights, litter and street furniture
Mr Bernard Price footpaths, Gaydon Liason, vice-chair
from 2003 APM - Mrs Mary Fox - Archives (honorarium)
Mrs Fox considered herself too old to be a full member of the council
Miscellaneous Events
The Gaydon Parish plan was adopted by the District in April.
Planning consent was granted to convert Gaydon Inn to a residence
and to replace the barn by two houses.
There were objections to some content on the Gaydon Website which hosts the
Parish Council information. A call was made for volunteers to run an alternative site.
Gaydon Lighthorne Heath - new town
The Proposal by SDC to build a new settlement at GLH to help meet
the housing target in the draft Core Strategy was the major event of 2013.
It was fiercely opposed by a majority of local residents and created and
continues to create a heavy workload for the Parish Council. It was also
the catalyst for the creation of the pressure group FORSE, which continues
to campaign against the choice of location for the settlement..
Health and safety
Installation of Grit bin in Church lane.
Horse Chestnut Tree on the Village Green felled.
Installation of Ladder and safety equipment in St.Giles Church Clock tower
Loose coping stones fixed to parapet in Play area
Climbing frame and Roundabout renovated and restored
Planning granted for new dual carriageway between junction 12 M40 and Jaguar Land Rover
Street Lights added to plan for dual carriageway (PC objected)
Accounts
The precept this year is £8,128 an increase of 2 percent.
The precept for 2003 was £6500 which included provision to meet an
unexpected expense for work on the tree on village green.
Flood Defence
A new pipe was installed under the Banbury Road and a
swale and bank flood defence was dug at the back of the Kineton Road.
There have been no reports of flooded houses in Gaydon since the works were completed.
The Kineton Road scheme requires some further work to be done.
This is planned for Summer 2014
from 2003 APM - No flooding there was a new and larger pipe down the Banbury Road -
part of the roundabout deal - not really tested yet.
Councillors' Areas of Responsibility
I call upon the individual councillors to speak on their areas of responsibility.
JR
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