District
Councillors’ Report – November 2011
Both Councillors, John Peck and Celia Brooks, continue their individual
casework as well as attending meetings at Kelham Hall Newark. Between
them they attend Policy Overview and Scrutiny, Services Overview and
Scrutiny, Planning, Licensing, and General Purposes Committee meetings.
Meetings are also
held with officers on issues concerning Edwinstowe in particular. We
recently had conversations about the transfer of ownership of the Village
Hall from the District Council to the Parish Council and, similarly,
the procedures for transferring the land adjacent to Friars’ Park
to the Parish Council.
Both District Councillors
attended the Parish Conference at Kelham Hall. The main speaker was
a representative from the Fire Service who explained the changes planned
for the Service in Nottingham. The plans are out for consultation with
the closing date having been extended to November 11th.
Workshops took
place concerning Waste Collections and Disposal, Stimulation of Economic
Growth in the District and Affordable Housing. The debate around Waste
Collections included the question of brown bins for green waste which
has been shelved for the time being. Apparently there was not enough
take-up of the offer (£28 per annum charge) to make the scheme
viable. However, I would like to see it proposed again both from the
point of view of convenience for householders and also to reduce the
amount of land-fill the Council has to pay for.
For the remainder
of this year we shall continue to attend the above meetings and the
AGM of Newark and Sherwood Homes.
Celia Brooks
John Peck
