Keeping Residents In Touch

The role of District Councillor has changed dramatically since the year 2000. Government policy and public awareness has meant that Councillors need to be more accountable than ever before to their electorate. Technology has also moved on and in Heyhouses your Conservative Councillors are at the forefront of adopting e-mail alerts, Blogs and Newsletters such as the Heyhouses Harrier to keep you up to date. Our monthly mobile Ward surgeries are also a vital face to face opportunity for residents to keep in touch with us. Finally the Heyhouses Branch committee, made up of volunteers, plays a vital supporting role in campaigning and fund raising. If you would like to play a more active role in your area and would like to become part of the team, then please get in touch. We hope you enjoy the Blog.

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Saturday, 3 February 2007

Week Commencing 29th January 2007

Monday. Another busy week again with this years Budget now taking precedent. This year the Council has a funding shortfall of 880, 000 pounds. The Council is determined to find the savings without reducing front line services or raising Council Tax above 4.95% The Equitable Taxation policy will be put forward as a possible option not only to help balance the budget but to also enable Parish & Town Councils greater flexibility when planning their own precepts. The Equitable Taxation exercise has shown that since 1974 residents in Rural villages have been paying twice for their services, whilst those in Urban cores such as Kirkham and Lytham St annes have been under charged. However this funding re-balancing will ensure that those Urban areas see ring fenced funding for parks and open spaces enhancements in their areas.

Tuesday. Lancs District Leaders & Chief Executives Meeting. Preston Town Hall. Today the Leaders Group met to discuss the Government White Paper of Local Government Re-organisation. Our bid has been submitted on the lines of an enhanced two-tier bid.

Saturday. Today myself and Keith were joined by PC Jo Jackson and the chaps from Blue Watch from St annes Fire Station for our monthly Mobile Ward Surgery, this month held outside the shops on Singleton Ave. Residents cam along to discuss local issues and were given an opportunity to request a free smoke alarm fitting in their homes. These pioneering surgeries have been of great use to all organisations involved.

Issues raised with Councillors included: Dog fouling on Hope Street Park, the lack of benches for Bowling clubs, discarded cigarette butts from DWP smokers on Moorland Road, mini motorcycles on Wildings Lane and a Boundary fence behind Ridgeway Court. We hope to find solutions to all these concerns as soon as possible.
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