Minutes of Ludborough Parish Council Meeting

Minutes of Ludborough Parish Council Meeting

Notes of Ludborough Parish Council Meeting

Held onTuesday 21July 2009

St Mary’s Church Centre, Ludborough

At 7.00 p.m.

Attendees:Janet Dixon (JD)(Chair)

John Loomes(JL)

Diana Smith(DS)

Margaret Row(MR)

Karen Ingoldby (KI)(Clerk)

Apologies:Michael Carr(MC)

Action
1.0 / Chairman’s Remarks
Letter of thanks received from Jean Wrisdale for the Churchyard compost clearance work.
2.0 / Apologies
Apologies received from Mike Carr.
3.0 / Declarations of Interest
No Declarations of Interest received in accordance with the LGA 2000.
4.0 / Approval of Notes
The notes of the last Parish Council meeting held on Tuesday 23 June 2009 which had already been circulated,wereapproved as the minutes and signed by the Chair. JD displayed accounts on notice board.
5.0 / Clerks Report
Clerk’s report on matters outstanding:
Bus Shelter on Stocks Hill
LCC grant received for £2k, thanks extended to JL for all his hard work in securing funding.
Drains
Alfred Lodge drains – action complete. JL reported problem drains near cottages are responsibility of Anglian Water – ongoing.
6.0 / Financial Report
Following invoices paid as follows:
Cheque 303 - £10 St Mary’s Church Centre – June 09
Cheque 304 - £10 St Mary’s Church Centre – July 09
Cheque 305 - £120 J M Wilson
Cheque 306 - £250 K I Ingoldby (Clerk salary 2007/8
7.0 / Planning Applications
Vale Farm planning permission granted. Low Wood plans received – no objections. Clerk to send reply. / KI
Action
8.0 / Northern Area Committee Meeting
JD reported very interesting meeting.
Utterby to be have pedestrian refuge, exit of Church Lane to be altered to improve visibility, negotiations to purchase land to left of Church Lane to facilitate this.
Pear Tree Lane junction came up for discussion with options for review including:
a)Extend speed limit to include junction
b)Installation of traffic lights to increase A18 traffic flow
North ThoresbyGranby Junction
a)Requested moving interactive 50 mph sign further back away from junction.
b)Request interactive sign to be re set to work at 50 mph and not 40 mph as current setting.
c)Removal of some signs at junction as large number of signs distracting and confusing.
9.0 / Correspondence
  1. Trees and hedging plants available – clerk to ask Ralph Pinder, Dave & John Wrisdale if they are interested.
  2. ELDC Highways Report – JL
  3. National Litter Week – Keep Britain Tidy
  4. Magers – spoil dumped near A16, JD to ring to request copy of letter – missing from correspondence.
  5. EMDA News – DS
  6. LCRNews - DS
/ KI
10.0 / Any Other Business
Fundraising
Next fund raising eventto be held 16 / 17 April 2010. Further discussion at later date.
Pedestrian Steps at end of Station Road
JD to ask Mark to clear area.
Parish Council Web Site
JL, MR & JD to go to Lincoln for web site training. / ALL
JD
JL/MR/JD
11.0 / Date of Next Meeting
Next meeting to be held at 7.00pm on Monday 7 September 2009 at St Mary’s Church Centre. / ALL

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