HILL HEAD – Spring 2018 Just a 1P a Day Rise As Tories Set Austerity-Defying Budget CONSERVATIVES Have Agreed Yet Another Austerity- Defying Budget for Fareham
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CONSERVATIVES keeping our community InTouch STUBBINGTON & HILL HEAD – Spring 2018 Just a 1p a day rise as Tories set austerity-defying budget CONSERVATIVES have agreed yet another austerity- defying budget for Fareham. Despite losing its entire Revenue Support Grant from government, the Borough share of council tax will rise by just 1p a day for the average home. The Council spends £46m delivering services, but the amount raised in council tax accounts for only 14% of that sum, so we have to raise the rest by investing YOUR money wisely. For example, over £26m has been invested in the last 3 years in commercial property, mainly in Fareham Bor- ough, producing an income of nearly £2m a year. Without this income your council tax would have to be increased by nearly 30%. The resulting budget sees the Council’s services remain intact and a district council tax which remains almost the Official opening of Daedalus runway. Fareham Council lowest in the country. is investing £15m to extend the successful Innovation Car parking charges are frozen for the 7th year and con- Centre, providing 11 new hangars at Solent Enterprise tinue to apply only in the town centre, and free in the eve- Zone to help create thousands of new jobs. nings and Sundays in the long-stay car parks. Council Leader Seán Woodward said: “Times are in- while respecting that many, particularly those on fixed in- credibly hard in the public sector, but we have been able comes, would find even modest increases in our charges to preserve all the services which our residents value difficult to bear.” County Council gives go-ahead for Stubbington by-pass A CONTRACTOR to build the long- bington to ensure that through traffic cillor Rob Humby said: “Improving the awaited Stubbington by-pass will diverts to the by-pass.” transport network will undoubtedly be appointed soon. Businesses and residents will be encourage new investment and devel- The County Council gave the go- consulted over ways to improve and opment into the area and provide new ahead for the scheme which will reduce traffic flow through the village. jobs for local people. reduce congestion and journey times Detailed investigation work along “The scheme will also contribute to and improve air quality. the route by the contractor should take addressing air quality problems at County Councillor Pal Hayre said: “It place during the spring and summer to Fareham which has been identified as will be important to implement traf- allow the final scheme to be designed. a priority in the Government’s national fic management measures in Stub- County Council transport chief Coun- air quality plan.” Anger over 160 homes plan threat to wildlife sanctuary TITCHFIELD HAVEN is under threat from reversable damage caused. a developer who has submitted a plan- The Borough Council has received 700 ning application for 160 homes at Old comments and the local Conservative team Street, adjoining the wildlife sanctuary. has been working hard to deliver leaflets to The plan has angered local people be- households. cause the area is part of the Meon Strategic Action co-ordinator Steve Dugan and Gap. County Councillor Pal Hayre (pictured) If granted, they fear land on the east side have been in Stubbington centre on Satur- of the reserve could be threatened and ir- day mornings explaining the issues. Almost England’s lowest district council tax – thanks to CONSERVATIVES 2 InTouch Only a CONSERVATIVE COUNCIL can deliver the goods year after year I nT ouch 3 Welborne lined up for a station Council to invest £30m at Daedalus Work starts on WELBORNE is on track for its own railway station, linking the new A HUGE investment for the converter station garden village directly to London Waterloo. Daedalus project is listed in A feasibility study commissioned by Fareham Borough Council and car- Fareham Borough Council’s ried out by Network Rail in November sees it as a viable project, costing 2017-22 capital programme. up to £78m. It involves over £30m, from It’s good news all round as the Council has been awarded £10m by the which £6.8m will be spent on government to deliver vital road improvements to upgrade the M27 J10 to extending the successful In- NEWS ROUND an all-moves junction. novation Centre. Four potential sites for the new station were identified, the most favoured Another £10m will go on new Takeaway for charity option being within Welborne, with direct access into the development al- hangars and almost £1m on Please support the Mayor’s two lowing flexibility for the local transport strategy. the control tower and refuelling DETAILED planning permission charities – Sam’s Haven and the It would have parking for 200 vehicles, a drop-off space and 250m plat- system and £8m on roads and having been granted, work has now Moving On Project – by buying an form to take a 12-car train. utilities. commenced on the first stage of the Indian takeaway from Ghandi’s converter station, ducting for cables in Anjou Crescent on the night of and open space, seeking wherever April 30. Seashore shingle shifted possible to minimise the visual im- Every year, owner Abu kindly pact of the converter station in line donates the evening’s takings to But another problem has now arisen further east with planning permissions given. the Mayor’s charities. Order on below Hill Head Road. The works will be completed within the 01329 842183. Councillor Arthur Mandry said there had been a site boundary and all materials will be dramatic fall in beach levels, resulting in the uncov- stored on site. A Traffic Management Bin men complimented ering of old groyne posts and concrete foundations. Plan has been approved to minimise Many residents told us they ap- He said: “Access along the beach at high tide is disruption on the local roads. Cable preciated their bins being emptied now almost impossible.” ducts will be laid in trenches and the during the festive period. Investigations are continuing with Councillor installation of cables will follow in 2019. Eight crews employed by FBC Mandry liaising with residents and the authorities At the landfall site in the Monks Hill empty on average 1,236 bins a concerned. car park work will be completed in one day with an average weekly total In the earlier works, 4,000 tons of shingle were season (2019) and working areas will of 6,211 per crew, totalling over used to renourish our beach to protect it from wave be safely segregated from the public. 49,000 collections per week. damage and extensive maintenance was carried Access will be maintained across west- out on the groynes. ern end of the car park and to the beach Medical loan centre A rail was also installed along the renewed prome- huts.Cables will need to cross Stubbing- After years of chasing we are THE £1m Borough Council project to maintain and nade wall to make it safer. Further work has been carried Battered by the sea: Concrete foundations (left) ton Lane and only temporary lane clo- advised that the lease for the Red improve the sea wall at Hill Head was completed in out on the groynes east of Giblet Ore with local residents exposed and (above) old groynes have reap- sures will be necessary and work will be Cross medical loan store at Fare- December. working in collaboration with the Council. peared, almost blocking the beach. carried out within one season (2019). ham Community Hospital is ready National Grid’s commitment is to: Fund for signing which means that, al- Food waste campaign Costs sought for ‘great chain-saw massacre’ and deliver over 26 acres of the total beit years late, the store should be new public open space for the com- opened this spring. FOOD makes up a quarter of waste we throw away in It happened in October on the path leading from munity around the converter station site, Hampshire. Cliff Road to Hill Head Sailing Club car park. including a car park off Broom Way. Dementia support group Fareham Council is running the ‘Great Food Rescue’ in Hill Head Councillor Kay Mandry asked Borough Finance the remainder of the new pub- A memory support group for people partnership with Sainsbury’s, and you can get involved. Council officers to take action against the unau- lic open space which Fareham Borough living with dementia and their Local children are designing a logo to encourage people thorised contrac- Council will deliver.Provide a financial carers meets every Monday from to take home their leftovers. The winning logo will be tors. contribution towards footpaths and 10.30 to 3pm at Fareham Commu- printed on bags that will be distributed to local restaurants. She said the con- cycle-ways that allow linkages with the nity Hospital. Keep a simple food diary and jot down any food that tractor had offered Alver Valley to support access to this This is an informal group and doesn’t get eaten. Return it to us and we will send you a payment towards wider open space.Provide a financial people may come every week or a Food Saver pack or download it from the Council A PATH was devastated when cowboy con- the Council’s costs contribution to the maintenance of the just drop in when they want to. website([email protected]) or contact them tractors hacked down shrubs, bushes and to make good the Daedalus North Community Green Refreshments are provided. for a paper copy. young trees, leaving a trail of debris. hedge. Space. 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