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Introduction by the Chairman of the Council – Cllr Richard Burlend:
Cllr
Burlend welcomed everyone to the meeting.
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Chairman’s Report:
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Financial Position.
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The financial position of the council at the end of the
financial year is £3981.
This compares with £1797 last year.
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Road Safety
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The
Parish Council would like to thank Mr Bob Townsend for all this hard
work and dedication in this important role.
In addition he is a unique source of information on village
matters. I would like to express the thanks of the Parish Council for
the valuable contribution he continues to make
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Although I was able to report at the last annual meeting that the main
road through our village had been reclassified to become the B1008 there
has been little progress in the matter of resigning the route.
This causes problems with traffic encouraged to leave the A120 to
follow the route to Chelmsford.
On leaving the A120, the signs then change and show the road
leading to Felsted, this causes confusion and has led to a number of
incidents. It is understood
that the County Council is to embark on a major review of direction
signs in the near future, naturally we welcome this overdue action
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Village Handylady
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Sarah Jenkins has worked hard to keep the village looking
neat and tidy. She works
hard and is greatly appreciated by all.
Her appointment as handy lady was reported in the local
newspapers
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Speed sign
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The speed detecting sign was instrumental in bringing the
issue of speeding to public attention.
It was always intended that this sign would be shared with other
local villages. As speeding
continues to be a major issue, Delyse has been proactive in securing
funding to enable Barnston to purchase its own signs for permanent
installation.
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Other items of note
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a)
Road
repairs particularly sunken drains and worn out road markings continue
to be an issue.
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b)
The
Bushel and Sack has reopened as The Stansted Skyline.
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c)
The
Parish Council recently organised a litter pick which collected about ¼
of a tonne of rubbish. Many
thanks to all who participated
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Questions, proposals and comments from electors of the Parish:
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Cllr
Burlend invited questions.
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No
questions were asked.
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There
being no further business the meeting closed at 8.00pm.
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