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[email protected] www.kelsalecarltonpc.org.uk MINUTES OF THE ANNUAL PARISH MEETING HELD ON WEDNESDAY 18TH APRIL 2018 IN KELSALE VILLAGE HALL AT 7:00PM __________________________________________________________________________ Present: Cllr Alan Revell (Chairman) & Elizabeth Flight – Parish Clerk. Cllr Alan Revell (Chairman) welcomed members of the public and representatives and formally opened the meeting. He also introduced the new Clerk to the Parish Council, Elizabeth Flight. Public Forum A member of the public commented that some of the footpaths in the village were in desperate need of cleaning and asked when this will happen. The Chairman responded by saying that this is a Highways issue and that the Clerk has already reported the issue to them. There has been no response from them to date. Action: Clerk to follow up and ensure that this issue is addressed. A member of the public complained about the number of potholes in the roads in the village. The Chairman stated that there is a reporting tool on the SCDC website that anyone, including members of the public can report the presence of a pothole. He added that SCDC are prioritising the severity of potholes and repairing them as soon as they can. 1. To receive Apologies for Absence Apologies were accepted from – Cllr John Pulham, Elizabeth Masterson Smith (Kelsale PCC), Cllr Ray Ellis, Cllr Martin Lumb, Clive Strutt. 2. Approval of the draft minutes of the Annual Parish Meeting held on 19th April 2017 A member of the public made the point that they had visited the website to read the minutes from last year’s meeting and they had not been there.