Arnesby Parish Council

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    Minutes of the Annual Parish Council Meeting
held at The Conference Centre, Arnesby on Tuesday 27 November 2007 at 7.30 pm

(1) Present:- Messrs. Robert Jones(Chairman),David Johnson, Stuart Hurst,Graham Middleton, Mrs Jenny Lees (vice chairman) & M. N. Bown (Clerk)
5 parishioners were present.

(2) Apologies:- No apologies.

(3) Minutes of Meeting Held on 21st August 2007 :-. These had been circulated and were read and signed by the Chairman.

(4) Matters Arising:-
(a) David Johnson reported that no communication had been received re. Enforcement matters and he would persevere,
(b) Repairs had not been carried out on Bus Shelter clerk to ring John McGuinnis.
(c) Model Code of Conduct, after discussion it was decided to adopt paragraph 12(2) of the Code where a Councillor with prejudicial interest may address the meeting and answer questions before leaving the meeting.

(5) The clerk reported that the accounts oft 2006/7 had been finalised and audited.
It was agreed to ask for a Precept of £2650 as in past years.

(7) The service engineers for the Church clock had reported essential repairs costing
£2115. It was decided to wait for a report from the Church Warden, the repairs could
be done by a church member for a smaller sum.

(8) Planning Applications:-
No 07/01443/FUL Submitted by:- Wheatcroft and Sons Ltd. Westfield Farm, Arnesby Lane, Arnesby. 'Erection of storage building for military and agricultural vehicles.' (Objections) Not necessary, intrusion into countryside, dangers from increased traffic. No 07/01611/FUL. Submitted by :- Mr and Mrs Cass, Penny Farthing Cottage,
Mill Hill Road, Arnesby.' Erection of rear conservatory'. No Objections.
No 07/01662/LBC Submitted by :- Mr and Mrs L Moody, The Walnuts, St Peter's
Road, Arnesby. 'Installation of internal partition wall' No objections.
No 07/01679/TCA Submitted by Mr M Ward, Acorn House, Oak Lane, Arnesby.'
Work to Trees'. No objections.

(9) Signing Cheques:-
No 412 T Emmony (audit) £10.00
No 413 ABB Ltd. Lighting Repair £35.25
No 414 ABB Ltd Lighting Repair £35 .25
No 415 ABB Ltd Lighting Maintenance £50.58
No 416 Hacker and Young Audit £41.13
No 417 Powergen Street Lighting £143.22
No 418 Smith of Derby Church clock £172.73
No 419 Hacker and Young Audit 06/7. £58.75

(10)
(a) Council asked to write objecting against closure of Village Post office
(b) Letter received asking if street lights could be switched off to save electricity, reduce light pollution and save money. Clerk to investigate.
(c) Complaints were made about number of windows in house adjacent to The Baptist Chapel. There were 5 instead of the planned 4. Clerk to write to HDC.
(d) Complaint made re. condition of noticeboard in Mill Hill road clerk to see if local man can make a new one.

The Meeting Closed at 8.20.pm.


NB These minutes can be found on Village-Web.co.uk.