Thursday, August 04, 2005
July update
County Council Elections
I would like to thank all those who supported me in the elections. I was elected with an increased majority to represent the Ivinghoe Division of Bucks County Council. The Division includes Ivinghoe, Ivinghoe Aston, Slapton, Pitstone, Cheddington, Marsworth, Edlesborough, Northall and Dagnall.
Contrary to reports in the Buckinghamshire Times I remain a member of the Liberal Democrat group. The next edition of the Bucks times, the County Council’s own newsletter, will have to rectify six errors – not least three members attributed to the wrong party and one omitted entirely.
Community Leaders Scheme
Bucks County Council funds a ‘Community Leaders Scheme’which grants small sums of money to be used for community purposes within each division. Ivinghoe Division has £2,500 to be allocated this year, of which £250 has been earmarked for environmental enhancements. In the last four years many groups have benefited from the fund, so please contact me if you think your project could be eligible.
Grasscutting
The grasscutting contract is carried out by AVDC on it’s own land and on County Council land and highway verges. A new contract was put in place this year without benefit of maps! This has been rectified but the contractors are running behind because of the slow start without maps. In rural areas the contract is for 10 cuts spread over 10 months and the Parish Clerk has been notified of the cutting dates. I personally think a two or three week cutting schedule in the main growing season, and no cutting in November, December, January and February would be better, and I am talking to AVDC about this, as well as all the areas that have been left out, not only for cutting, but gardening maintenance as well.
The contractor, John O’Conner, has responded well to Councillors complaints and has an email address for members of the public to contact them for both complaints AND compliments enquiries@johnoconner.co.uk.
I would like to thank all those who supported me in the elections. I was elected with an increased majority to represent the Ivinghoe Division of Bucks County Council. The Division includes Ivinghoe, Ivinghoe Aston, Slapton, Pitstone, Cheddington, Marsworth, Edlesborough, Northall and Dagnall.
Contrary to reports in the Buckinghamshire Times I remain a member of the Liberal Democrat group. The next edition of the Bucks times, the County Council’s own newsletter, will have to rectify six errors – not least three members attributed to the wrong party and one omitted entirely.
Community Leaders Scheme
Bucks County Council funds a ‘Community Leaders Scheme’which grants small sums of money to be used for community purposes within each division. Ivinghoe Division has £2,500 to be allocated this year, of which £250 has been earmarked for environmental enhancements. In the last four years many groups have benefited from the fund, so please contact me if you think your project could be eligible.
Grasscutting
The grasscutting contract is carried out by AVDC on it’s own land and on County Council land and highway verges. A new contract was put in place this year without benefit of maps! This has been rectified but the contractors are running behind because of the slow start without maps. In rural areas the contract is for 10 cuts spread over 10 months and the Parish Clerk has been notified of the cutting dates. I personally think a two or three week cutting schedule in the main growing season, and no cutting in November, December, January and February would be better, and I am talking to AVDC about this, as well as all the areas that have been left out, not only for cutting, but gardening maintenance as well.
The contractor, John O’Conner, has responded well to Councillors complaints and has an email address for members of the public to contact them for both complaints AND compliments enquiries@johnoconner.co.uk.
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