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Minutes of the Public
Open Forum Held at the Trowell Parish Hall on Tuesday 11th May 2010,
at 7.15pm.
Present - Cllrs. Mrs.
M. Birkitt (Chairman), K. Birkitt, G. Lockwood, Mrs. J.E. Bryant,
W. J. Bryant, Mrs. C. McGann, R. McGann, Mrs. L. Harley, S. Hallam,
K.E. Rigby & Mrs. P. Cardwell.
Clerk - Mrs. A. K. Mitchell
Cllr. Mrs. Birkitt opened the meeting & thanked everyone for their
attendance.
The Clerk asked Members
to consider a series of questions submitted by email by Mr. Jackson
of Stapleford Road.
It was noted that a
copy of the questions had been circulated to Members prior to the
meeting for information.
In respect of the Aligned
Core Strategy, Cllr. Rigby advised that the M1 has been used as a
rough rule of thumb with anything lying to the east falling in the
PUA & anything to the west non PUA. He added that it is incorrect
however to say that this means that all the land up to the motorway
will be developed in the future although the SUE could fall within
the PUA. It was noted again that all three Trowell sites are located
in the greenbelt.
A general discussion
then took place regarding the content of the email the main points
being as follows:
Concern was expressed
about Mr. Jackson questioning Members' integrity in this way. It was
pointed out that Councillor's conduct is already regulated by The
Standards Board & that the Parish Council's responses to the Aligned
Core Strategy are already a matter of public record.
Members were unsure
if Mr. Jackson is raising these concerns personally or on behalf of
STRAG.
It was agreed that
the Council should respond openly to Mr. Jackson's concerns.
It was noted that the
Council makes decisions on behalf of the Council & some people
will from time to time get upset & express themselves in different
ways. .
Members agreed that
it was a pity that the parishioner had been unable to attend the meeting
in person.
Members agreed to respond
to the email in the following way:
1. Yes.
2. No. Minutes are a matter of public record.
3. This is regulated by the national code of conduct.
Regional Core Strategy
- The parish council's responses to date are already a matter of public
record.
As no further issues
were forthcoming for discussion, Cllr. Mrs. Birkitt closed the Open
Forum & thanked everyone for their contributions.
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