Follow up to the Parish Assembly 13Th May 2019 Weston Under Lizard Action Group X Philip Delaloye
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Follow up to the Parish Assembly 13th May 2019 Weston under Lizard Action Group x Philip Delaloye <[email protected]> Tue, May 14, 7:27 PM to david, bcc: ian, bcc: se12lidpj, bcc: Graham, bcc: Vivienne, bcc: glorialo.lofthouse, bcc: allenl7, bcc: malcolmmrbuttler, bcc: moorejoame3, bcc: karencooper1133, bcc: anthony, bcc: burnupcambidge, bcc: Doug, bcc: Michael, bcc: nigel, bcc: Philip Dear all Following last nights Parish Assembly and the creation of a Weston under Lizard Action Group, under I am presuming, the lead is Ian Davies, I have sent this to all who have supplied their email addresses last night as a bcc, for them to keep with in GDPR guidelines. Please can you respond back to me that you have received the email, to ensure I have correctly got your email address transposed. Please also confirm that you are happy for this to be passed to the other members of the group and that you are happy for me to disseminate information and responses to you all. Please note that to avoid multiple emails, I would suggest that whoever is the lead of the group, just emails Cllr D Maddocks the Chair of the Parish Council and myself. I have also attached the content of the email from the responsible member Cabinet Member regarding the roads and also response received regarding the Average speed cameras. I have also attached the notes of the January Parish Council meeting that appeared in the March issue of the Parish Magazine which lays out the timetable for the Parish Council elections and also the way to report Pot holes and other highways issues. Please also note that below is the email that also asks for a separate notice in the March magazine for the timetable for the election and how you could have put yourself forward. I have also included the email trail regarding the Average Speed camera request for the A5 through Weston under Lizard and the Letter from the Cabinet Member responsible for Highways. As pointed out as well as via the action group please raise issues you have with the Parish Councillors directly . Regards Philip Delaloye Parish Clerk Blymhill and Weston under Lizard Parish Council ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Philip Delaloye <[email protected]> Date: Sun, Feb 10, 2019 at 4:12 PM Subject: Parish Council Meeting Notes To: Hilary Rodwell < > Hi Hilary Please find attached the January Parish Council meeting notes. Can an item be put into the Parish Magazine regarding the Council and Parish Council Elections 2019 If you want to be a Parish Councillor Timetable of key dates: Publication of notice of Election/beginning of the nomination period 18 March 2019 DEADLINE: Close of Nominations and appointment of Election Agents 4pm on 3 April 2019 PUBLICATION: Notice of Statements of Persons Nominated 4pm on 4 April 2019 DEADLINE: New voter registrations 12 April 2019 DEADLINE: Application for a Postal Vote 5pm on 15 April 2019 DEADLINE: Application for a Proxy Vote 5pm on 24 April 2019 DEADLINE: Appointment of Counting/Polling Agents 25 April 2019 Polling day 2 May 2019 For more information visit our ‘Be a councillor’ website: https://beacouncillor.co.uk/south-staffordshire/ To view a presentation from the event and the newly launched ‘Be a Councillor’ Workbook and Guidebook please visit: https://www.sstaffs.gov.uk/council-democracy/be- acouncillor.cfm HIGHWAYS Also can you put in a General item and or change the contact details that are on the inside page for reporting road repair needs. The best way to report pot holes and other road and highways issues to the County Council is via https://www.staffordshire.gov.uk/transport/staffshighways/Roads-and-highways.aspx on their website or https://apps2.staffordshire.gov.uk/web/reportfault/#divSelectionHeader where a report can be made or a previous report can be checked on. Philip Delaloye Mon, Dec 31, 2018, 5:07 PM to Mark, Mark, david Hi Mark As per previous conversations please can you let me know costs for an average speed camera system for the A5 through Weston under Lizard, for both an active system and a dummy system, as potentially the Parish Council may fund this. We have a meeting on the 14th of January and really need to give some information then as discussions and verbal requests have been going on for 12 months. I look forward to your response Kind regards Philip Delaloye Parish Clerk Blymhill and Weston under Lizard Parish Council xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Keeling, Mark (E,I&S) Wed, Jan 2, 1:42 PM to me, Mark, david Good afternoon Philip, Thank you for your email. Whilst technology is moving quickly and getting cheaper we are unfortunately not in a position to allow Parish or community funded average speed cameras on the highway network. The reason for this is that SSRP (Staffordshire Safer Road Partnership) are considering the future supply and management of the equipment and one of the big issues is the back office monitoring and administration. We are unable to manage various equipment and systems around Staffordshire and need to have a single source and operation. Therefore until this is agreed we are unable to accept any applications for this type of equipment. Kind regards Mark Keeling Community Infrastructure Liaison Manager Cannock, South Staffs, Stafford - Gnosall & Doxey Economy, Infrastructure & Skills Staffordshire County Council xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Philip Delaloye Jan 13, 2019, 10:59 AM to Mark Hi Mark Who can we speak to directly at the Staffordshire Safer Road Partnership as we would like to talk to them and maybe ask the to attend a meeting. Kind regards Philip Delaloye Parish Clerk Blymhill and Weston under Lizard Parish Council xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Keeling, Mark (E,I&S) Thu, Jan 31, 10:51 AM to me Good morning Philip, Apologies for the delay in response. I have spoken with SSRP and unfortunately as we do not have anything further to share at this stage regarding community funded speed cameras, a discussion or meeting would not currently be productive. However, the Partnership is aware of your Parish Council’s aspirations and we can bear this in mind when we are in a position to fully consider this type of request. Kind regards Mark Keeling Community Infrastructure Liaison Manager Cannock, South Staffs, Stafford - Gnosall & Doxey Economy, Infrastructure & Skills Staffordshire County Council xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx The perceived failing System of Road Repairs in the Blymhill and Weston under Lizard Parish Council area and Staffordshire County as a whole. Philip Delaloye Sun, Aug 19, 2018, 5:45 PM to philip.atkins, mark.deaville, helen.fisher1, gill.heath, mike.sutherland, jeremy.lefroy.mp, Mark, david from: Philip Delaloye to: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], "Sutton, Mark (County Cllr)" cc: david maddocks Blymhill & Weston Under Lizard Parish Council c/o Mr P Delaloye Parish Clerk 1 Bridgeman Court Weston Under Lizard Shropshire TF11 8QH 19th August 2018 Dear Sirs, At the last Parish Council meeting of the Blymhill & Weston Under Lizard Parish Council, the Parish Council Chairman, David Maddocks and myself were charged with writing to you regarding the state of the roads in our area. This is a key subject at every meeting and although our County Councillor who attends very regularly, Cllr. Mark Sutton, is very proactive in trying to get work done on highlighted complaints, he is working with a failing system. At this meeting it was also our Annual Public Assembly and the attending public only had one topic on their agenda – the state of the local roads. We have had attending a meeting last year Mark Keeling the Highways Liaison Officer but with no real improvements. The current appalling state of the roads in and around the villages of Blymhill, Weston under Lizard, Brineton and Great Chatwell are probably in the worst condition for the last twenty years. Over the last number of years the roads have steadily deteriorated. The majority of the repairs have been holes filled with tarmac which simply comes back out again after a couple of weeks. Some areas have had slightly larger areas of patching done (mainly on the A5) with only the road from the Orslow/Brineton crossroads down towards Wyndford Mill and a stretch in Blymhill having been properly re-surfaced. It is in now in places virtually impossible to drive in a straight line and many residents have experienced punctures, wheel, suspension and tracking rod damage. This is also becoming a personal safety risk as one resident observed a cyclist come off his bike after hitting a hole submersed in water. Although priority for Pot hole repairs are the A Roads, for the residents of this community in this area, who have to use these B roads on at least a twice a day basis for going to work or to shop, it is a high priority, especially with the cost of repairs to their vehicles. The reporting system on the Council web site works to a degree. A representative from the Council will come out, mark areas with spray paint and some of weeks later, if the paint is still visible, a temporary repair is made. This system of maintaining our road network Is so inefficient though as these “temporary repairs lasting only a few weeks before needing to be repaired themselves again, thus costing the council more money. Once these temporary repairs are made they are not checked indeed once a pothole has had a proper repair, these are not checked. There does not seem to be a quality control on these repairs or the companies who carry them out.