CONSERVATIVES keeping our community InTouch FAREHAM EAST & WALLINGTON – Spring 2016 Zero Borough Council tax We saved Band D residents Now we’re forced to ask increase for 7 years almost a year’s tax for a modest rise BUT.. All good We honour our pledge to youth things have NOT come to an end THERE’S been no rise in your look what’s in store for the future. district council tax since 2009. “Had we reflected 24% inflation in It’s because your Conservative your council tax during that period, Council doesn’t waste a penny of it would now be £173 and Band D your money, carefully budgeting to residents would have paid an extra maintain top-class services. £123 over the 7 years. Seán Woodward explains to Toni Lummis This time, due to on-going reduc- “Even with the loss of half our (centre) and Lucy Mills at a vibrant YCAT tions in Government grants which grant support from central gov- meeting how the Council is fulfilling its will disappear altogether over the ernment, we have managed to promise to support the Borough’s youth. next 4 years, we’re asking for a preserve essential services and We have appointed an officer to engage very modest rise. freeze council tax. with young people and put £30,000 into A pre-budget survey showed an “Effectively you have enjoyed a pot which is available to youth clubs for overwhelming 85% support for saving almost a whole year’s Fare- specific projects. And that’s not all... our strategy, ham Borough tax bill.” •The splendid £9m Holly Hill Leisure Council Leader Seán Woodward The average Band C property will Centre opens at Sarisbury this summer says: “Despite the Chancellor’s go up by just 1p a day to enable us austerity burden falling on coun- to preserve essential services •We will not be raising town centre car cils, it certainly does not mean all Band D properties will rise by £5 park charges for the 6th successive year good things have to come to an making the bill £145 per year. •Free parking everywhere else, including end in Fareham. Add the County Council, Police seafronts and shopping centres, will be “Look what we have delivered and Fire & Rescue demand and maintained as promised in those 7 successive zero years; the overall bill will rise £50 pa. WISE INVESTMENTS Our £8m property investments Renting out surplus space in the KEEP TAX DOWN bring in returns of over £0.5m (7%) Civic Offices realises £200,000 pa Find cash for vital M27 junctions NOW – transport boss tells minister IMPROVEMENTS to J9 George Hollingbery “Whiteley and Welborne are to take and J10 of the M27 are stressed the urgency 9,500 houses, there is investment from critical, Hampshire’s when they met Andrew Solent Local Enterprise Partnership to transport chief told a Jones, who’s responsible dual Whiteley Way from Rookery Av- government minister. for Highway England’s enue to TESCO and to install lights at Preparatory work for motorways and trunk the Rookery Avenue roundabout. the multi-million J9 roads (pictured). “This traffic needs to use an improved scheme ended in 2014. “It is unacceptable for HE to walk junction 9 to leave the area,” he said. County Councillor Séan Woodward, away from its responsibilities by start- He also told the minister funding was and Meon Valley Conservative MP ing work, then abandoning the site. vital to make J10 an all-moves junction. England’s 5th lowest district council tax – that’s CONSERVATIVE budgeting 2 InTouch Only a CONSERVATIVE COUNCIL can deliver the goods year after year I nT ouch 3 Lack of advertising blamed for closure Clear up after Fido or face a £100 penalty THERE is hope that a replacement for a new venue. EVER THROWN a sweet wrapper on the street or tion to implement a Public Spaces Protection Order Solent Arena, the former roller rink on “With better ad- allowed your dog to foul the pavement, thinking it (PSPO) to improve powers for enforcement officers to Standard Way, might be found elsewhere, vertising, I can’t see won’t matter because the Council will pick it up? issue Fixed Penalty It was forced to close at the end of 2015 for why it can’t attract You are committing an environmental crime and Fare- Notices (FPN). financial reasons, after Fareham Council had many customers ham Council will not tolerate it any longer. Once a PSPO is in ploughed £20,000 towards running it. and financial suc- Tom Davies says: “Litter is an eyesore, unhygenic, force, the offence of InTouch team leader Tom Davies said the cess.The commu- dangerous and costs millions of pounds to clear up. not clearing up after NEWS ROUND Council had managed to recover some of nity just needs to “It is also the main reason the rat population is rising a dog can be dealt the money, but the problem was that people get behind it.” so fast, which is why Fareham decided to get tough on with by issuing a simply did not know it existed. PHOTO: Tom litter louts.” FPN of up to £100. Meet Tom at your local “It was the only roller rink for 50 miles so Davies outside the An enforcement team will issue a £75 FPN to litter There are over 600 Tom Davies invites Fareham East the potential catchment area is huge. former centre in bugs, including cigarette ends and chewing gum. waste bins around the Borough, which allow people to residents to join him at the pub for an “I am encouraging the Council to try to find Standard Way. Councils have begun the process to change legisla- dispose of dog waste, so there’s no excuse. informal chat about any local issues or comments you have. Tom said: “It would be great to meet River dredging might you at one of my events. I’m always Tom’s persistence finds solution to drawn-out keen to hear new stories and learn be the answer to stop more about what’s important to you.” Wallington flooding Sat, Feb 27 – 7pm Castle in the Air, Wickham Road parking problems Fareham Quay DOUBLE YELLOW lines will be navigate and impossible for large “I have recently acquired an al- Fri March 4 – 7pm The Fareham, painted along much of Wickham vehicles to pass, but nothing was lotment along Wickham Road so Trinity Street, Fareham Road, Fareham and should solve done until the local Conservative I know first hand how dangerous the problem drivers experience team stepped in. it can be. There have been 31 ac- Parking tickets fight back with parked cars narrowing the Chairman Tom Davies said resi- cidents in the last 5 years, several Has the ‘yellow peril’ stuck an unfair highway. dents were consulted and clearly of them serious. This is an over- parking ticket on your windscreen? Relentless efforts by Fareham favoured extending the double yel- whelming victory for the residents.” Now you can fight back against East Conservatives paid off when low lines along much of Wickham New yellow lines have already the Council via a new website called the Council’s executive member for Road. Some parking zones will be been painted at St Christopher’s DoNotPay.co.uk, says Tom Davies. public protection, Councillor Trevor kept to act as a speed deterrent. and nearby areas and the new ones “It’s free and has saved motorists Cartwright, decided the issue in He said: “I’m so pleased we’ve fi- will be painted in a few weeks’ time. thousands. So rather than worry January. nally sorted this out after it dragged The Council will monitor sur- Remember these about a parking ticket you feel you Residents and motorists had been on for so long and I was happy to rounding roads for the next 12 scenes in didn’t deserve, have a look at this Solved: Tom Davies (right) discusses December 2012? the Wickham Road yellow lines with complaining for years about dan- have brought it to the Council’s at- months to ensure the yellow lines website for help. gerous parking making it hard to tention. do not create problems elsewhere. “It’s simple to use – just pick out Councillor Trevor Cartwright. WE’VE SEEN the River Wallington at your reason from a list, type a few of bursting point again in the past couple the details and it generates an ap- Tom joins MP in fight to save forts Strategy to protect coast of months, showing that urgent atten- peal for you to send to the Council.” tion and funding are needed. SOME of Fareham’s historic forts Tom said: “Fareham has a wonderful, A 100-YEAR strategy defining the options available to protect our With memories of the river flooding the vil- Superfast Broadband are crumbling and urgently need rich heritage and we have a duty to coastline from the River Hamble to Portchester from flooding and lage in December 2012, there is still much BT Openreach in conjunction with repairs. future generations to do our bit to erosion has been agreed by the Borough Council. to be done despite recent improvement the County Council will upgrade Tom Davies and Fareham conserve our culture.” The options and recommendations were prepared by the Eastern So- works connections to over 34,000 premises MP Suella Fernandes have The ring of forts was ordered by lent Coastal Partnership (ESCP) and, if implemented, will help to reduce Tom Davies, pictured below checking the across Hampshire between January teamed up to try to save them, Prime Minister Lord Palmerston in the risk of coastal flooding and erosion to over 2,800 homes and 10,000 river’s level, says dredging might be an 2016 and September 2018.