Issue - meetings

Chairman’s announcements:

a)    Community Payback – Call for ‘Grot Spots’

b)    Local Transport Plan Car Parking Strategy

c)    Wiltshire Local Transport Plan Strategy

d)    Community Flooding Information

e)      Gypsy and Traveller Site Consultation

The Chairman, Councillor Andrew Davis, welcomed everyone to the meeting of the Warminster Area Board and introduced the councillors and officers present. The following announcements were then made (full details of each announcement were contained in the agenda at pages 3 to 11):

a)    Community Payback: Call for ‘Grot Spots’

A local scheme was now underway whereby offenders were directed to offer free labour to local communities to improve the local environment. Ideas were being sought locally for any suggested ‘Grot Spots’; local areas which needed clearing or community facilities which needed decorating, litter picking or graffiti removal. Any ideas or referrals could be submitted directly using the referral form on the Community Payback leaflet or via the Community Area Manager.

b)   Local Transport Plan Car Parking Strategy

The consultation on the new Car Parking Strategy was open from 12 July to 3 September. The results of the consultation would be brought back to a future meeting of the Area Board.

c)    Wiltshire Local Transport Plan Strategy

Consultation on the draft Local Transport Plan would run from 4 October to 26 November 2010. Full details were included in the agenda at page 7.

d)   Community Flooding Information

A reminder was issued to any parish or town council that had not yet submitted their completed flood pack information, to return them to Renate Malton at County Hall as soon as possible.

e)    Gypsy and Traveller Site Consultation

It was noted that the consultation planned on possible new Gypsy and Traveller sites following on from the work carried out in April and June this year, had now been put on hold due to the abolition of the Regional Spatial Strategy. The Area Board would be informed once a revised timetable was available.