Extra cabinet role will cost £11k
COUNCILLORStephen Paine has become the newest member of Maidstone Council’s Conserva- tive-run cabinet. The wardmember for Fant has
been put in charge of planning, transport and development. He will be in control ofdelivering the borough’s core strategy, due for adoption in 2015, aswell as gypsy issues including the Development Plan Document, which will aim to give the council a policy to re- fuse certain traveller applications. He will work with Rob Jarman
on planning issues, and will be responsible forhousing and trans- port. Cllr Paine’s position is an addi- tional one, and will cost taxpay-
OFFICERS from Kent Police’s community safety unit visited Invicta Barracks for the Army’s family fun day. The day helps to educate fam-
ilies of the 36 Engineer Regi- ment, based in Maidstone, about what is on offer in the town and which agencies can provide various levels of sup- port in the community. Maidstone Council’s commu-
nity development team provided sporting activities for visitors, and police officers were on hand to provide crime prevention and anti-social behaviour advice.
ers a further annual special re- sponsibility al- lowance of £11,663.Ayear ago, the council decided to ditch its fifth cabinet mem- ber, but leader Chris Garland hopes reinstating it will lift the burden on him as well as cabinet member CllrMalcolm Greer,who has dealt with planning issues under his cabinet role in eco- nomic and commercial develop- ment. The other cabinet members –
Eric Hotson (corporate services), Marion Ring (environment) and
Police attend Army fun day
The Urban Blue Bus also at- tended, as did representatives from Trading Standards. Sergeant Stefan Martin, from
the Community Safety Unit, said: “We were grateful for the opportunity to attend and intro- duce ourselves to residents.”
John Wilson (community and leisure services) – will continue in their roles. Cllr Garland said: “We will con- centrate on economic prosperity and getting disused properties back in use.” The LibDems have decided not
to match the new cabinet and kept the same shadow positions. Group leader Cllr Fran Wilson said: “Now is not the time to use another £11,000 when people are so stretched. “Having said that, their reason-
ing behind it is to deliver eco- nomic development and a robust development framework. Get ei- ther of those wrong and the bor- ough will be in a pickle.”
TWO new housing proposals for Calder Road, Ringlestone, Maidstone, have been refused. Maidstone Council felt that
the application to create a one-bed flat on the first floor over theaccessto16Calder Road was of an “unacceptably
Cllr Wilson will shadow Cllr
Greer’s position (economic and commercial development) and allow her deputy, Cllr Tony Har- wood, to shadow Cllr Paine’s planning, transport and develop- ment responsibilities. Derek Mortimer remains shadow member for community and leisure services, with Denise Joy taking over from Rob Field, wholosthis seat, inenvironment. BryanVizzard will be responsible for corporate services, replacing David Pickett, who has stood down from the cabinet. “We will not be matching the cabinet’s roles, but we will be covering them,” added Cllr Wil- son.
Flat would be of ‘low standard’
low standard”. The decision notice claimed
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it would have resulted in a “cramped appearance” that “would result in the erosion of an open space between existing buildings”. The council also blocked a proposed two-storey rear extension at No 25, claiming it would “re- sult in a significant loss of light, outlook and overshadowing to the ground floor kitchen window of the adjoin- ing property No 27”.
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