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QUEENSFERRY COMMUNITY COUNCIL
Minutes of Meeting held 7.00pm Tuesday 8 June 2004
Held at the Community Centre, Phoenix Street, Sandycroft, Flintshire
Present:
Councillors Mrs. J. Jenkins,
(Presiding), D. Clare,
K. Garrett, B. Humphries, A. Parry,
Mrs. E
Parry, D. Roberts. J. D. Vyse & the Clerk.
Consultative Arrangements
- Queensferry Police Surgery to be held 3.00pm 1st
Monday of the month in the Memorial Institute.
- Reports of young persons drug & alcohol misuse.
- Compensation to be paid, regarding the vandalized
street lights.
- Update awaited from Trading Standards regarding sale
of alcohol to underage youths.
- Speeding Go-peds causing nuisance
- Pentre parking problems/ a site meeting to be arranged
after the election.
- Over limit parking in Station Road, Queensferry/ to be
monitored.
1.
Apologies for Absence:
Cllrs: J Barker,
Mrs. L Clare, Miss C Darlington, D Jones,
Mrs. S. Wynn
2. Minutes
The
minutes of the meeting held 11 May 2004 were passed as a True
and Correct Record. Proposed by Cllr. K Garrett and Seconded by Cllr. D.
Clare
Vote: 8 For. 0 Against.
3. Matters Arising from the Minutes
- Broken fence at Sandycroft
Community Centre, costs for palisade fencing being sought he Authority, had
checked records with land registry and confirmed that they were not
responsible for this fence. They suggested perusal of the Community Centre
deeds.
Vote: 8 For. 0 Against
- Planning application re: erection of a steel portal
frame building for warehouse and distribution at Prince William Avenue,
Sandycroft. The Authority would be reminded the requested information had
not been received.
- Garden Competition / the detail flyers had been
delivered in the council’s area.
- Flintshire Environmental Competition 2004/ Station
Road Queensferry and Belvedere Close were entered in the competition.
- The Authority had confirmed that weight restriction
signs on the entry to Phoenix Street would not be erected, as some vehicles
have exemption, etc. Refuse and delivery lorries.
- The Authority had been make aware
of:
- Subsidence in road & sunken drain,
Phoenix Street; drains requiring attention at Fairfield Road & Pierce
Street, Queensferry and at Fairway, Sandycroft.
-
Sandycroft play area required
cleaning & additional sand for the sand –pit
-
Pot-hole outside the Community
Centre gate
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Litter problems in the areas/ although litter picking had
taken place, the problem was on- going
-
Net Work Rail had confirmed they would make an
inspection of the poor surface and the overgrown vegetation on the railway
bridge, Pentre and also inspect the Japanese Knotweed problem in Dundas
Street rear access at Queensferry.
4.
Applications for Grants.
Resolved. The
Council use it’s Powers under Section 137 of the Local Government Act 1972 and
made the following grant, which, in the opinion of the council are in the
interest of the area and its inhabitants:
Queensferry
CP School, £200 for replacement play equipment.
Proposed by
Cllr. D. Clare and Seconded by Cllr. K Garrett.
Vote: 7 For. 0 Against 1
Abstained. Cllr. J. D. Vyse declared interest, being a school governor.
5. Accounts for
Payment
·
A & A Chester
Drains 779.00
·
NWP Electrical
Ltd
333.85
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SLCC
24.00
·
Clerks Salary
Net 243.57
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Inland
Revenue 68.64
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SLCC
2.50
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Cllr. D. Clare re: garden
comp 10.00
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Queensferry C.P.
School 200.00
Transfer
£2,000.00
6.
Correspondence & e-mails Received
-
Flintshire County Council/Bridge Villas rear acce
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Fence adjacent to Sandycroft Community Centre
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Weight restriction order/Phoenix Street
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Local Transport Plan 2001/06 Third Annual Progress Report
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Newly appointed, Speed Management Office, Hugh
Jones was willing to talk to council about ‘Arrive Alive’
Partnership
Council agreed that Mr. Jones should
be invited to the September meeting of council.
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Network Rail/Railway bridge footpath/ Pentre/
Japanese knotweed/rear access of Dundas Street.
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Aaron& Partners, Solicitors /Application for
transfer of licence /Macro
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Lanyon Bowdler, Solicitors/ Application for
transfer of licence Spar –The Cross Queensferry
E-mails
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Resident of Bernsdale Close, regarding pot-holes, noise
and speeding traffic.
-
The Clerk would contact the Authority and send a copy
of this correspondence to the Clwyd Housing Association.
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FLVC / free airtime to advertise charities events.
Information passed to Sandycroft Community Centre Chairman.
Information received
-
Inaugural meeting One Voice Wales/summary of meeting
held 24 April 2004-06-07
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Welsh Assembly Government/Accounts & Audit Regulations
translation
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Declaration of Acceptance of Office information
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Committee inquiry into public services regulation &
inspection regime
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National Assembly for Wales, North Wales Visitor
Service
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Age Concern/ AGM 18 June Wrexham /Summer City Walk
/Chester 18 July/ information
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Flintshire County Council/ Draft health social care &
well-being strategy
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Local Transport Plan 2001 /2006
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Night Out showcase change of date to be re-arranged in
September 2004
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International Components/Festive lighting
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Freestyle/ skate-park information
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Flintshire Community Strategy Launch Conference Monday
5 July Beaufort Park Hotel/
Cllrs. B
Humphries & A Parry would attend
7.
Planning Applications
Council had no objection to:
Location: Asda superstore,
Queensferry
Information
The Authority has granted conditional planning permission to these
applications.
Location: 7 Hamilton Avenue, Sandycroft
Location: Station Road, Sandycroft
Location: The Circuit, Babbage Road,
Sandycroft
Location: 7 Glendale Avenue, Sandycroft
8. Matters Requiring Urgent
Attention
Queensferry / Pruning of the lower tree branches
by the crossing.
Pentre/
Continued litter problems
Sandycroft
/ Bus shelter at Chester Road/Hamilton Avenue
junction in need of cleaning.
A number
of residents complaining that the local food processing factory was causing
nuisance, due to the extremely foul odours and also noise level.
The Clerk
would write to various M.Ps. and contact the Authority.
The Chairman
gave thanks to the retiring members of Council, and the Clerk would send a
letter to them on behalf of the council.
9. Items
for Press Release
·
Retiring Councillors thanked for their years of
service
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Nuisance caused by the local Food processing
factory
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Juvenile nuisance and the continued police
monitoring
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Queensferry Community Council Garden
Competition
The meeting closed at 8.55pm.
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