Parish Council Report June 2008

Hilton

The Parish Council agreed by a majority to support the County Council's technical proposals for the construction of a 1.5meter wide footpath along the side of the B1040 between The Paddocks and the Five Arches Bridge.  The work first proposed by the Parish Council, is currently expected to be finished in the Spring of 2009 and when complete, will form a circular walk around the north of the village.

The A14 Action Group continues its work to ensure that the design of the new A14 will incorporate the measures necessary to mitigate the impacts caused by the road.  To this end, a further meeting with the Highways Agency, and involving other local villages, is being arranged to ensure that the Agency is aware of local concerns and commits to addressing these issues.

The Hilton Action for Traffic Committee (HAT) has made an energetic start to its campaign to ease the problems of traffic in Hilton.  A number of successful meetings have been held, including an open meeting where over 60 residents strongly supported the HAT objectives of seeking a better enforcement of the current speed and time/weight limits, to minimise the volume of traffic using the village and in the longer term, to obtain a total ban of HGVs transiting the village.

Mrs Nadine Taylor has been appointed as the new Clerk to the Parish Council from 6 June 2008.  The Parish Council wished her every success in the job and gave a vote of thanks to Julian Thomas, the outgoing Clerk.

The Council welcomed Mr Stewart Bottoms to the Parish Council and hoped to fill the last remaining vacancy in the coming months.

The Council noted that British Telecom has made proposals to remove the public telephone box from Potton Road because of its very low usage.  There will be a public consultation which will close on 6 September 2008.  Residents with comments are asked to respond to the consultation coordinator at BT Payphones  PP 05A23,  Delta Point,  Wellsley Road,  Croyden CR9 2YZ.

The Council agreed to make a further protest to the County Council regarding the poor quality of the recent resurfacing work on the Church Lees Estate.