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PARISH COUNCIL NOTES
From theAnnual General Meeting held 30th May
2002 in the Village Hall
Election of Officers
Vice-Chairman Roly Chalk resigned from the
Parish Council and thanked his fellow members for their
good fellowship.
The Chairman, Trevor King, was re-elected and thanked
Roly Chalk for his very valuable support and
contributions to the Parish Council over the years. John
LeQuesne was elected as Vice-Chairman. Other posts were
filled as follows:
School Governor: I Scaife
Village Hall reps: A Galvin, T King
Memorial Ground Trust: H Beauchamp, R Billett, P Green, I
O'Neill
Educational Trust: P Green, T King
Environment: C Bray, G Downes, A Galvin, I Scaife
(New Forest Heritage Area: G Downes)
Planning: H Beauchamp, R Billett, P Green, J LeQuesne
Rights of Way: C Bray, I Scaife
Finance: G Downes, T King, I O'Neill
Police: J LeQuesne
Matters Arising from last meeting
Proposed scheme for walkway in Common Road
- There is still interest in this scheme, 10 letters of
support for traffic safety measures in Common Road have
been received from parents and one from the School
Governors. Salisbury Joint Transportation Team to be
requested to give further consideration to a walkway in
Common Road. There is a Working Group from the Freight
Quality Partnership for Wiltshire dedicated to imposing a
weight limit on the A27 and this will obviate the need
for a weight limit on Common Road which has also been
requested. A survey of pedestrian use of the A27 carried
out by WCC showed no justification for a pelican
crossing.
Request for 50mph speed limit on the A27 from
Cowesfield to the Hampshire border - This was
included by WCC in the annual Traffic Management review
held on 6th March 2002. However, the DTLR have advised
that a revised national guidance on the setting of speed
restrictions will be issued within the next 12 months; an
option being given serious consideration is the
imposition of a national 50mph speed limit on A class
roads (other than high quality). WCC have resolved to
hold all such requests until the review due in 2003 after
new national guidance has been issued.
Rights of Way
Footpath 2 from the A36 to the A27 is still
blocked at A36 end; this to be investigated and also the
use of the footpath from Dean Road to Miles Lane as a
bridleway.
Planning
Moor Farm sandpit - two applications for
modification of conditions applied to the Planning
Permission for the site had been received from WCC. The
SDC Southern Area Committee at their meeting in May did
not support this application; it will be determined by
WCC. The Parish Council are still seeking the
classification of Moor Farm as an "inert" waste
site rather than a "non-inert" site. Site
adjacent to the Surgery - the Parish Council application
for a second bungalow on the site is to be considered by
Southern Area Committee on 6th June. Sports Pavilion -
the application by the Memorial Ground Trust was approved
in May with certain conditions.
Police
The Police Community Consultative Group meeting
was held in Whiteparish on 21st May 2002. It was reported
that the domestic crime rate (including distraction
burglary) is up significantly and detection at a low
rate. Please pass to the Police information on anything
suspicious that you may notice, however insignificant it
may seem. It may just matter. The volume of Class A drugs
in this area has risen and the price has fallen; there is
an attractive soft market here. Dealing with this takes
police officers off the beat. The level of youth crime in
Wiltshire has reduced by 5% and is generally lower than
the level in other counties. There is a new Police
Sergeant in Alderbury - Chris Bevan. He is to be invited
to the next Parish Council meeting. The Community Safety
Officer reported on the new strategy of targeting
specific areas. These include: anti-social behaviour,
help for vulnerable adults, bogus callers. The next
Police Community Consultative Group meeting is to be held
in September - please pass any items for the agenda to
Cllr John LeQuesne. Such items can come from anyone in
the village.
Parish Council Website
A reminder that these notes and a list of Parish
Council members and other information can be viewed on
www.whiteparish.org.uk.
Next Meeting
Villagers are very welcome to attend the next
Parish Council meeting on 11th July 2002 at 7.30 pm in
the Village Hall where they may speak at the discretion
of the Chairman. Please contact the Clerk or any
councillor if you can't attend and wish to raise any
village matter.
Anita Boakes, Parish Clerk, Tel. 884646
E-mail DandA.Boakes@care4free.net
CLARENCE for reporting road and lighting defects
0800 23 23 23
POLICE Alderbury station 01722 710208
Salisbury station 01722 411444
E-mail: alan.day@wiltshire.police.uk
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