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Why are we carrying out the review now? • Improvements to open spaces and verges Safer and Stronger Groups – Safer and The area where you live is currently unparished. • Local ‘watchdog’ on planning and other local Stronger Groups are made up of statutory The is made up of the South matters agencies who work together and engage with the local community to take action which ensures a Gloucestershire district wards of Kings Chase, safer and stronger local area. Rodway, Staple Hill and Woodstock. Arrangements in What about the costs? the unparished area were last reviewed over ten years Residents/Tenants Associations –They are Parish and Town Councils are funded through a ago. The current review provides a good opportunity independent from the council but may work with it charge added to your Council Tax. This is known as a to look again at arrangements in the unparished area. or other agencies such as Merlin Housing. They do precept. The amount of this is something that the not have powers to raise money through a precept. Parish or Town Council decides for itself and depends Who are we consulting? on what services and facilities it wants to provide. Regeneration partnerships – An umbrella group of representatives of community groups and local This leaflet is being sent to all the households in the South Gloucestershire Council provides some agencies set up to identify and meet the needs of unparished area to enable residents to have their services which benefit only certain areas and are the local area. They raise funds through grants. say. In addition to residents we are consulting South provided elsewhere by parish councils. The costs of Gloucestershire district councillors, local businesses, providing such services, called special expenses, are Community Groups and Associations – tenants and residents associations as well as local added to the amounts to be raised from the areas Community Groups and Associations are set up community groups and organisations. benefiting from these services. locally by members of a community. They do not have powers to raise money through a precept, Where you live in the unparished area, the average are often run by volunteers and may be set up as Band D Council Tax payer currently pays £1255.90 What is a Parish/Town Council? a charity. (2012/13 excluding Fire Authority and Avon and • Parish councils are democratically elected Police Authority payments). representatives of a distinct local community What are the possibilities? In parished areas, amounts vary because of the • They focus on very local issues and concerns differences in the types of parish council activities and There are a number of possible outcomes of this services provided: review. They would fall into one or a mixture of the following broad categories: Why have a Parish/Town Council? • residents in 11 pay less than the • An important focus for local community identity unparished area 1 One new parish or town council created for the area (as shown on the attached map) • An additional local voice for the needs of the area • in 20 parishes they pay up to £30 a year more This would mean that a new parish or town council • An opportunity for local people to be involved in • in 7 parishes they pay up to £60 a year more is created to represent the interests of residents for their community on local issues • in 4 parishes they pay up to £90 a year more the whole area. • Provision of extra or improved local services, for • in the remaining 4 parishes they pay up to £154 2 Several parish or town councils created for the area example: a year more This would mean that two or more parish or town • Community and leisure facilities (eg community councils would be created to represent the halls, allotments) What already exists? interests of residents of the area. • Recreation and play facilities (eg parks, play Below the level of South Gloucestershire Council there 3 Join with existing neighbouring parishes areas, sports pitches) are currently a number of forms of community Residents in some parts of the area may decide • Facilities for young people and children (eg governance. These include: they would like to become part of a parish that holiday clubs) Area Forums (Area Committees) – They are neighbours the currently unparished area. • Community events and festivals made up of the councillors representing the local 4 No Change - Status Quo • Environmental improvements (eg flowers, litter area covered by the forum. They discuss local This would mean that no new parish or town bins, bus shelters) issues and seek solutions. They can decide local councils are created and the whole of the area grant applications and agree small scale traffic • Support/grants for local voluntary groups and would remain unparished. community representation on local bodies schemes.

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