Agenda item

To include the following:

      i.        Review of Mini Recycling Sites & Summer Opening Hours

    ii.        Polling Station Review

   iii.        Rural Facilities Survey

   iv.        11 to 19 Commissioning Strategy Update

    v.        Paths Improvement Grant Scheme

   vi.        Cleveland Bridge Weight Restriction

  vii.        Petitions Update

viii.        2012 – A Year of Celebration

   ix.        Older Peoples Development Working Group.

The Chairman drew attention to a number of Chairman’s Announcements, full details of which were included in the agenda pack for information and were also available to view on the website.

A petition had been received regarding taxi licensing in the Chippenham Area, and Councillor Peter Hutton confirmed that meetings were being held between the Licensing Officer, the police and Cabinet member and that the petitioner was being kept informed of progress.

Another petition had been received regarding the poor state of the pavements at Burleaze in Chippenham, which has since undergone repair works. Councillor Judy Rooke expressed her thanks that the works had been completed.

The Chairman announced that the meetings of the Community Area Transport Group (CATG) were now open to members of the public and representatives of parish and town councils; however it was requested that anyone wishing to attend should inform their local councillor to enable additional numbers to be accommodated. The dates of the upcoming CATG meetings were available on the Area Board webpage, and the next meeting would take place on 21 May 2012 from 10am at the Monkton Park offices.