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March 2008
Minutes of the Meeting of Sherington Parish Council held on Tuesday 4th March 2008 in Sherington Village Hall commencing at 7.30pm.
PRESENT: Cllrs Peter Burton (Chair), Peter Cook, David Keene, Ian Thomson and David Hyde
ALSO ATTENDING: Wendy Austyn (Clerk), Sam Potts (Sherington ward councillor) and 3 public.
1. APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE
Cllr Wright.
2. DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST
None.
3. MINUTES OF LAST MEETING
The minutes of the meeting held on 5th February 2008 were agreed as a true record and signed by the Chairman.
4. CLERK’S REPORT
Tree Maintenance. Work on the Village Hall play area is now complete, and work on the Knoll can now commence as there has been no objection from Milton Keynes Council. ACTION: Clerk
Street lighting and under grounding. The teams from McAlpine are currently in the village removing redundant poles and cables. Ownership of the remaining poles has now transferred to BT who have replaced two rotten poles and removed two more. It was agreed to contact BT to see if any more poles could be removed. ACTION: Cllr Hyde
Car parking outside shop. Due to the legal requirements regarding length and width, considerably fewer cars could park in newly marked designated spaces than can currently so it was agreed to not pursue this.
Flooding in Church Road garden. MKC could not see any blockages in the piped section of ditch under the Village Hall play area although a football has found its way down there. The resident concerned will continue to monitor the situation.
5. SHERINGTON SPORTS GROUND
Pavilion building project. Cllr Burton reported that building control approval has now been received, along with four tenders for the building work. These quotes will now be analysed and a meeting held with the lowest bidder to make any adjustments and see where savings can be made. A further funding application has been made to MK Community Foundation. Talks are continuing with representatives from the Football Foundation who are contacting Sherington Football Club for its input; and are also analysing the technical details of the proposals. A formal funding application should be completed over the next week or so. Letters requesting funding contributions have been sent to HSBC, Argos and Marks and Spencer with possibly others to follow. ACTION: Clerk and Cllrs as appropriate
Pavilion management committee. An initial discussion was held between councillors who agreed that further information and advice is needed before a committee can be established, another meeting with Bucks Community Action advisor Laurie Johnson is scheduled for later this month. Jeff Charles has expressed his continuing interest in being part of the management committee and it was agreed that the parish council and main users Sherington Football Club should also be represented. ACTION: Clerk and Cllrs
6. FINANCE
Monthly balances. Enterprise Account £24836.99; Treasurer Account £1720.97
Cheques for payment were as follows:
| 04/03/2008 | A H Contracts | Dog bins | £47.19 | 101537 |
| 04/03/2008 | Raymond Graham | School Lane bench repair | £40.00 | 101538 |
| 04/03/2008 | Tim Horne | Trees at Village Hall play area | £555.00 | 101539 |
| 04/03/2008 | Sherington Village Hall | Hall Hire | £22.00 | 101540 |
| 04/03/2008 | Wendy Austyn | Clerk’s expenses | £19.36 | 101541 |
| 04/03/2008 | Wendy Austyn | Clerk’s salary | £236.36 | 101542 |
| 04/03/2008 | Peter Hammond Associates | Quantity Surveyor pavilion | £211.50 | 101543 |
| 04/03/2008 | Nina Beal | Pavilion cleaner | £70.00 | 101544 |
| 04/03/2008 | Shane Lea | Perry Lane caretaker | £50.00 | 101545 |
Village Hall footpath. Cllr Keene proposed and Cllr Thomson seconded the proposal to spend £2645 on the refurbishment of the footpath, including work to alleviate flooding. ACTION: Clerk
Dog bins. The contractor has contacted the council announcing a price increase of 2%, this was agreed.
7. PLANNING
08/00193/FUL 24 Gun Lane. Two temporary static caravans whilst demolition and new build takes place. There were no adverse comments.
Recent planning decisions. The applications for 32 Carters Close to build a single storey extension has been approved; as has the intent to fell two oak trees and crown lift several others on the Knoll.
8. EXTERNAL MEETINGS
MKNECAF Wednesday 5th March 08 Lavendon Village Hall. Cllr Burton will try to attend.
BCA Rural Affordable Housing seminar Monday March 10th Waddesdon. Cllrs Burton and Hyde will attend.
Section 106 Planning Obligations monitoring fee briefing 20th March. It was agreed Cllrs need not attend.
Parishes Assembly Wednesday 26th March. Cllr Keene will try to attend.
Safer Neighbourhoods Forum. Tuesday 18th March Sherington Village Hall. This is to set policing priorities in rural areas.
9. CORRESPONDENCE
Ordnance Survey maps. An article in the MKC newsletter needs clarification. ACTION: Clerk
10. PUBLIC COMMENTS
It was suggested that there be a youth representative on the pavilion management committee.
11. COUNCILLORS ITEMS
Cllr Burton reported having spoken to the Ray and Teddy about the future of Sherington Post Office, but the position is still unclear. Sam Potts agreed to help investigate. ACTION: Cllr Potts
12. DATE OF NEXT MEETING The next meeting will be held on Tuesday 1st April 2008 at the Village Hall commencing at 7.30pm. There being no further business the meeting closed at 8.34 pm
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