Minutes of the Extraordinary
meeting of the Full Council held on Tuesday, 10th June 2008, in the Town Council offices, Church
Street, Hungerford
Present: Peter Harries, Anthony Buckwell, Elizabeth Cardwell, David Liddiard, Roger Thompson, Margaret Wilson, Jenny Booth, Gwynneth Bullock, Richard Hudson, Dianne Pope, Denise Gaines, Claire Barnes (RFO)
1. Apologies for absence: Cllrs Acworth and Desmeules
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Declarations of interest: None
3.1 Finance: Explanation of the annual return
The RFO tabled the annual return and, after consideration by Councillors, Cllr Gaines proposed acceptance, Cllr Bullock seconded this, and all were in favour. It was then signed by the Mayor, and will now be forwarded to the external auditor. Cllr Bullock (Chair of F&GP) proposed a vote of thanks to Claire for her excellent work on bringing the accounts up to date, and all agreed.
3.2 Mayors report: Cllr Harries outlined the serious problems with vandalism, motorbike riding and loud noise, sometimes late at night, at the Skatepark. The police have been alerted and the residents in the surrounding areas are complaining, asking that the park be closed down. The answer could be to lock gates at night. The police would welcome a public meeting both before the summer holidays and afterwards.
4. LDF responses
Cllr Gaines tabled the proposed Town Council response to the West Berkshire Planning Strategy document, which has been produced in consultation with Cllrs Hudson and Thompson. She suggested that it be sent direct to Brian Lyttle of WBC Planning Policy and had written a letter to accompany the response. The Response Form is also to be posted on Hungerford Town Council website. Cllr Buckwell proposed acceptance of the Response Form and letter; seconded by Cllr Wilson; all in favour. Cllr Buckwell agreed to inform the Chamber of Commerce. Cllr Thompson asked that the use of jargon be avoided if possible since it can lead to misunderstanding.
The meeting closed at 7.45 pm.
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Chairman of Full Council
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