NOTES FROM THE COUNCIL MEETING HELD ON 2 APRIL 2007

FOOTPATHS

The Council expressed concern about the overgrown state of certain paths and agreed to approach the landowners concerned : it was also agreed to ask Somerset County Council to provide additional waymarkers at the junction of paths A8/19 and 4/25.  

VILLAGE GREEN

A number of bulbs kindly donated by a Councillor have been planted in the Green area.  At the time of writing these notes the contracted repair the safety surfacing around the play equipment had still not been started as a good “weather window” was still awaited. 

As briefly recorded last month, the Parish Council has now assumed full responsibility for the public toilets.  The Council acted because it felt that the toilets were an essential amenity which should not be lost to the Village.  However, the cost of dealing with any vandalism will now directly impact upon the precept for future years and, sadly, reports of misuse have already been received at the time this report was being written (early April).  The Council therefore renews its appeal to all parents to ensure that their children and teenagers act responsibly in all ways when in the area of the Village Green. 

HIGHWAYS

It was noted that Somerset Highways had undertaken to deal with the various problems mentioned in last month’s report, and agreed to draw their attention to further problems with the surface of the layby in Ham Road.

BELLE VUE VILLAS

Following complaints from nearby residents about the condition of one of the houses in this block, it was agreed to ask Sedgemoor District Council to take appropriate action

DIGITAL TV SWITCHOVER

The Council discussed the problems that may arise when the analogue TV signal is switched off in this area (sometime in 2009 on present plans) due to the poor quality of digital reception in some areas of the village.  This problem will be considered further at future meetings with a view to making representations to the appropriate authorities well before the switchover takes place.

PLANNING

The following planning application was considered:

Forge House, 187 Brent Street: erection of two storey rear extension and repositioning of conservatory to side elevation: no observations

RETIRING COUNCILLORS

At the conclusion of the meeting Councillors paid tribute to two colleagues who will not be seeking re-election, and whose contributions will be much missed in the future.  Sybil Rich has served as a Councillor for 14 years and has attended 136 meetings in that time:  Brian Rich has served for a total of 27 years and attended no less than 254 meetings.    

Next Parish Council Meeting: Tuesday 8 May in the School 

Public Session 7.30pm, meetings commence as soon after 7.30pm as Public Session concludes

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