SHADOXHURST PARISH COUNCIL

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MINUTES 296

 

Minutes of the Ordinary Parish Council Meeting held at The Village Hall, Shadoxhurst

on Wednesday, 9 January 2008, at 7.30 pm

 

PRESENT:                                     Mr W Hollands (Chair), Miss M Smith, Mr R Buss,

                                                          Mr H Clark Mr B Howe and Mr A Pilton

                                                         

PARISH CLERK:                           Mrs J Batt

 

BOROUGH COUNCILLORS:     

 

COUNTY COUNCILLOR:          

 

MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC:     There were no Members of the Public present.

 

1.        APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE

Apologies for Absence have been received from Mrs Hawkes who is on holiday and from.

Borough Councillors Hicks and Davison who were both attending a Planning Committee meeting at ABC.

 

2.        DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST

Mr Howe and Mr Pilton both declared an interest in matters pertaining to the

Recreation Committee.

 

i)    Updating of Declarations of Interest for the Code of Conduct

              The Clerk reminded Councillors that they should update their Declarations of Interest

              with the Monitoring Officer if necessary.

 

3.        ACCEPTANCE OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING

 Minutes 295 of the previous meeting were accepted and it was unanimously agreed that

Mr Hollands should sign them.

Proposed  Mr Pilton       Seconded  Mr Clark

 

4.        MATTERS ARISING

The figure for the budget was reported AS £11150 in the December Minutes.  This was a typing error. It should read £11510.

        

5.        CHAIRMAN’S REPORT

         Mr Hollands reported that the remaining planter has been removed from The Green.

 

 

 

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  6.    CORRESPONDENCE, FINANCE AND OTHER COUNCIL BUSINESS

Correspondence

Groundwork

Fieldwork

Erha

KAPC Parish News etc

Stadia Sports

KCC re Love Food Hate Waste

Erha The Bulletin

Office of Her Majesty’s Lord Lieutenant of Kent

CPRE

Kent Air Ambulance Trust

Queensbury Bus Shelters

Garrick Outdoor Shelters

ABC re Precept and CFG

Clerk and Councils Direct

Deacon Landscape

ABC LDF Core Strategy Submission Development Plan Document – Independent Examination

 

Bank Balance

The balance stands at £8756.75 in the Treasurers Account and £13382.61in the

Current Account.

 

     Accounts to be Paid

    

PAYEE

DETAILS

NET

VAT

GROSS

Mr W Hollands

Chairman’s Expenses 07-08

60.00

 

60.00

Mrs J Batt

Salary Arrears 07-08

38.79

 

38.79

     Proposed  Mr Pilton      Seconded  Miss Smith

 

     Resolution:  Councillors unanimously agreed to pay the above accounts.

         

Tenders for Grass Cutting

Deferred until next month.

 

Bus Shelters

The brochures were added to the round robin and this issue will be discussed again next

month.

 

New Play Equipment

Mr Pilton is in the process of meeting with representatives from various manufacturers and

will report back at a future meeting.

 

Draining the Recreation Field

Mr Hollands will contact Mr Wenham again and ask him to try and locate the drains as

previously discussed.  It was agreed not proceed with grant funding for 3 months.

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Risk Assessment/Risk Inspection

The Clerk handed Mr Hollands the Risk Inspection forms to be completed.

 

Mr Hollands will contact Mr Wenham and ask him to clear the bonfire.  Meanwhile it was   agreed to keep the area taped off.

        

Newsletter

Nothing to report.

 

Crime and Disorder

         Nothing to Report.

 

  7.    PUBLIC INTERVAL

There were no Members of the Public present at the meeting.

    

  8.    PLANNING

No applications received this month.

 

  9.    AFFORDABLE RURAL HOUSING/DEVELOPMENT IN SHADOXHURST

         Nothing to report.

 

10.    OUTSIDE REPORTS

         Recreation Committee

         The heaters in the Village Hall have been cleaned and are now working well.

 

         Tree Warden

         We have been informed by ABC that Tree Preservation Order No 10, 2007, The Barn,

         Green Farm, Duck Lane, Shadoxhurst, has been confirmed without modification

          

         The Poplar Tree has been removed from the Village Hall car park and we are waiting for

         the area to be made good with tarmac.

 

         Mr Hollands reported that he had planted an Alder on The Green to replace the Oak which

         died.

 

         Borough Councillors Report

         Neither Councillor Hicks or Councillor Davison were able to attend the meeting.

        

         County Councillors Report  

Councillor Angell was unable to attend the meeting.

 

     Footpaths

     Mr Howe reported that he had reported the fencing along the path between Church Lane

     and Woodchurch Road to the Public Rights of Way Officer.

 

 

    

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11.    VILLAGE RESPONSIBILITIES

         Matters Arising from the Round Robin

         There were no Matters Arising.

        

         Items to be reported to the County Lengthsmen

         The Clerk was asked to report the broken verges along Hornash Lane and

         Woodchurch Road.

             

12.    FORUM FOR EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION BETWEEN COUNCILLORS

         Mr Buss reported that he was still trying to obtain estimates for welding the Village Pump.

 

         The Clerk was asked to contact ABC and ask about the possibility of grant funding.

 

         Landscape Services have still not strimmed the field.  

 

         There being no other business the meeting closed at 8.40 pm.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Signed…………………………………………………… Dated …………………………………

                          Mr W Hollands, Chairman