guildhall ward July 2019 GREEN Light Newsletter of york Green Party SERVING MARYGATE, BOOTHAM, GILLYGATE, THE GROVES, WIGGINGTON ROAD, HAXBY ROAD, MONKGATE, HUNTINGTON ROAD, LAYERTHORPE, FOSS ISLAND, THE CITY CENTRE, ALDWARK, HUNGATE, TOWER STREET, WALMGATE/NAVIGATION AND LAWRENCE STREET AREAS. A BIG ‘Thank You’ from The Green Team! Councillor Denise Craghill tops ballot in Guildhall Ward once again Thank you to everyone who The Green Party received 17% of the total voted Green in the Council votes across the whole of York. elections on May 2nd. Denise says “I am delighted to be re- We really appreciate your support. elected as councillor for the fantastic Guildhall ward and will continue working Councillor Denise Craghill was re- cooperatively with the two Labour elected top of the poll whilst June councillors for the good of the ward.” Tranmer was only 75 votes short, with Danni Makin also close. Greens form ‘progressive Total vote across York partnership’ with Lib Dems On May 2nd, as the Conservative handful of Tory and ex-Tory independent vote collapsed, Liberal Democrats councillors. took 21 seats and Labour 17. The new Lib Dem/Green partnership has With 24 councillors needed to have negotiated an ambitious policy programme, with action on the Climate Emergency and a stable majority on the Council, the COUNCILLOR improvements to Council services and four Green councillors were able to local neighbourhoods at its core. negotiate a leading role in a Lib Dem A mini-budget in July (as we go to print) SURGERIES led administration, with two seats on the Guildhall ward councillors will be will make a start on this, alongside the Executive including the role of Deputy holding joint resident surgeries creation of a Climate Change Scrutiny Leader. once a month in two locations. Committee. There will be consultation in We will be available to talk to residents Talks with Labour had established August/September on the Council Plan every second Monday of the month at that there was no appetite for a ‘grand to cover the next 4 years. coalition’ between the three parties the Red Tower Monday café events Green councillor, Andy D’Agorne from 11.am – 1.00pm and on the fourth despite Green attempts to promote this. (Fishergate) has the role of Deputy Wednesday of the month for July and The only other option of a minority Leader and Executive Member for August at least at St Thomas’ Church Labour/Green administration, three Transport, whilst Guildhall councillor Hall on Lowther Street - alongside the councillors short of a working majority, Denise Craghill holds the portfolio for new ‘Luke’s Larder’ Pay As You Feel would have been at the mercy of a Housing and Safer Neighbourhoods. weekly food shop, 10.00am – 12.00. york green councillors Working hard for people and environment FLOOD prevention work UPDATE

be complete by the Autumn when Marygate. planning applications will go in to York Plans to raise the height of the flood and Ryedale councils. embankment inside Museum Gardens Further public consultation sessions are are programmed for 2021 and aimed at planned for August/September including protecting the Marygate area over the one for Huntington Road residents. next 20 years. Cllr Denise Craghill met recently with Work is planned over winter 2019/20 to After much investigation, it is likely the Environment Agency for an update raise the height of walls and flood gates measures for Kings Staithe and the on flood prevention works. for residents on Earlsborough Terrace Tower Gardens area will focus on Detailed designs for the upstream and nearby properties and to raise property level resilience. storage for the Foss at Strensall should the height of the gate at the bottom of update on the GASWORKS SITE Cllr Denise Craghill and June Tranmer the sheer number of flats proposed, the met with the applicants about the 700 potential impact on traffic in the area apartment development proposed and indications that the 20% affordable for the old Gasworks site between housing requirement won’t be met. Layerthorpe and Heworth Green. Outline application ref: (19/00979/ Concerns have been expressed about OUTM). YORK ST. JOHN BUILDING WORK Work is now underway on a new conditions to control noise levels from teaching block and arts/music centre the new buildings and to restrict hours on the York St John University campus. of work and disruption during building, It will back on to Garden Street, and including no construction access via include the demolition of the three Garden Street. accommodation blocks. Please do get in touch if you have any Cllr Denise Craghill secured planning problems. ward events and mailing list get in touch We are still confirming our public ‘ward committee’ events for the year. cllr denise craghill June Tranmer and hoping to hold a Ward Barbecue Event (open to all residents) towards 07952 120752 07932 163602 the end of August. @ [email protected] @ [email protected] For email updates on these events and @DeniseCraghill @junetranmer other ward news make sure you are on the ward email list. Do you want to keep up to date with what the Green Party is doing. Follow us at facebook.com/GuildhallGreens Contact: [email protected]

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