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The legal orderwas awaited. Castle Lake Residents had complained about lier and the appearance of the site. Cllr Ulph had met the general manager of Whitbread, who would escalate the maer to the area manager for funding to clear up the area. Cllr Ulphwas to have a meeting with the area manager. Street lighting Tenderswere requested for repairs and maintenance. Only one tender was submied, from Streetlights for £7,621 plus UKPN connection charges for the column in Park Road. Itwas agreed to accept the quote.


Mereworth


Vacancy The clerk had informed TMBC of the resignation of Simon Reynolds andwas awaiting the required time period for an election to be called before the parish council could co-opt a new member. Hedges Mrs Tiptaft reported that hedges on Beech Road had not been cut this year and the roadwas dangerously narrowed, reducing visibility. Cllr Regan said farmers were not allowed to cut hedges untilAugust. Mrs Tiptaft felt that the speed of traffic on this roadwas a concern, the 30mph signs were obscured and the markings had disappeared. The clerk would report that hedges, traffic signs and road markings to Kent Highways. Mrs Tiptaft also said the hedge and street nameplate in Beech Road had been damaged. The clerk would report this to TMBC. Lier Mrs Tiptaft said thewaste bin in the layby outside the church in The Street did not have a lid and lierwas spread around the area. The clerk had asked TMBC to replace it with a lidded bin, but had not had a response. Flytipping Mrs Tiptaft reported that several square polythene tops, three large foam cushions and bags had been dumped in Beech Road. The clerk would report this to TMBC. Police report Crime figures for May included one incident of theft, one theft of a vehicle and one of damage. Pitch hire 2017/18 Footballwas currently charged at £45 per match for seniors, and £22 for juniors. Itwas proposed by the chairman that the fees be increased to £50 for seniors and £25 for juniors. Thiswas agreed. Cricketwas currently £265.50 per season. It was proposed to increase this to £300 per season. Thiswas agreed. It had been agreed that the football pitches be made available for ad hoc hiring. The clerk confirmed that thiswas happening. Fees had been charged as per the match fees, with a £50 returnable deposit.


Allotments The costwas currently £35 for parishioners and £50 for non-parishioners per full plot, £25 per half plot. Itwas proposed to increase this to £40 for parishioners, £60 for non-parishioners and £30 per half plot from November 2017. This was agreed. All allotmentswere now taken and therewere three people on thewaiting list. Cllr Regan would met with Kentish Stone Ltd to discuss fencing requirements. It was agreed to ask all tenants for a plot deposit – new tenants had been required to pay £100. Donations Itwas agreed that a donation of £50 would be made to the Citizens’ Advice Bureau and £50 to the Kent Air Ambulance. War memorial The clerk had obtained an estimate for cleaning thewar memorial, but


this had included pressurewashing, which was not recommended by theWar Memorials Trust. The clerk had completed a survey form for the trust. The clerkwas to see if therewas any progress on the survey. Butchers Lane seat No objections had been raised by the landowner or the tenant to install a seat at the entrance to Equine Clinic. However, the landowner had queried the need for a seat andwas concerned that it might involve additional maintenance of the verge. Itwas also suggested that it might be installed opposite the village hall. Councillors felt the installation of a seat might result in additional lier, so itwas agreed not to progress this. White lines The highways steward had raised a job for the lines in The Street to be painted within the next two months. The parish council would be responsible for the cost of repainting the lines in the future.


Oam


Blaise Farm Trial blasts of 25kgwere being carried out at Blaise Farm. The parish council continued to object to the vibrations caused by the existing blasts and opposed an increase in size. Residentswere urged to send their concerns to the principal planning officer Jim Wooldridge (jim.wooldridge@kent.gov.uk) and Gallagher quarry manager Bill Bowley (bill.bowley@gallagher-group.co.uk). Vacancy There is a vacancy on the parish council – anyone interested should speak to one of the councillors for more information or contact the clerk at oam.pc@hotmail.co.uk. Environmental enhancement Although this was progressingwell, it would be a number of months before completion. The road surface would be relaid at the end, so the concrete edging to the granite ses would be covered. The projectwas funded by S106 money paid by Liberty. Calendar The 2018 village calendar would be about “historicOam”– residents are asked to look for old photos of the village and events.


Ryarsh


Primary school The school had proposed an application for a new school hall with storage, toilets and a new corridor, including internal changes to the school building and the removal of part of the current corridor. The planning permission was to ensure that therewas no vehicle access to the development from Old School Lane and a gate with a lock would be installed to prevent parking. The clerkwas asked to contact TMBC planning office to ask for enforcement action as it did not seem to be concurrent with planning permission. Children play in Old School Lane, which is not a through road, so an increase in traffic could be dangerous. Recreation ground ownershipWarners solicitors had suggested they approach the Land Registry, explain the position and perhaps provide a statutory declaration seing out the fact that the RRCCwas a working name and that RRCC ownership stems from a mistake in instructions from Ryarsh Village Hall. Play area works Stage one had been successful and the equipmentwas being well used.An application for funding for stage two would be made once ownership


was rectified. Resource room The eventwentwell and therewas good aendance from school children, the head of the school and parents. Tom Tugendhat spoke to the children and theywere pleased with the resource room. Two children from the village had agreed to act as caretakers and tell the parish council if the room needed aention. Clarendon Homes workers There had been a complaint about the behaviour of the workers at Brionne, who, itwas said, could be working more considerately. The digger bucketwas scraped along the ground daily, making a lot of noise, and stoneswere being broken with the bucket of the digger, shaking the houses. The diggerwas also being used to make concrete. Hoardingwas removed with a sledgehammer instead of unscrewing it. Therewas chaos with deliveries. Itwas agreed to write to TMBC and Clarendon Homes. Enforcement proceedings had been started for the demolition of the existing house. Therewas only permission to take down the garage but a lot of the house had been removed. Overgrown vegetation The 30mph sign on Woodgate Roadwas covered by vegetation, aswas the wooden gate above byways.


Wateringbury


Elections Cllr Trippwas re-elected as chairman. No one came forward to stand a vice chairman so this postwas left open. Vacancy Therewas one vacancy on the parish council and three candidates – Sarah Hudson, Margaret Daly and Lucy Barrow. Following a secret ballot, Margaret Dalywas co-opted as a member of the parish council. Crossroads Cllr Balfour said funds had been made available from the Local Enterprise partnership to look at the crossroads problem. There would be an investigation into improving the site and a report would take into account surrounding landowners. Residents would be able to respond to the report before a proposalwas put forward. Drayhorse Meadow The lease had been signed with Lesley Monk. Lesley had carried out considerable work on the stable at her own expense.Aleer had been sent to the clerk asking for permission to carry out any work. Therewere metal plates on the doors of the stables whichwere considered to be a hazard by Lesley’s insurers and would have to be removed. Future work on the stable was possible. Itwas suggested that photographswere taken of work carried out. PizienWell Road The vegetation around the 40mph sign at thewest approach of the road had still not been done. The other sign at the eastern end of the approach had been knocked down again andwas facing the wrongway. Iron fencingWateringbury Pear Orchards had agreed to remove the fencing and Cllr Fielding asked that the overgrown vegetation be removed at the same time. Bow Road Cllr Fielding raised the issue of heavy lorries using Bow Road and felt the weight restriction signwas not very clear. Car park Therewas nothing further on replacing the height barrier at the car park. Resident Syd Thompse referred to the lack of parking and suggested that the parking area in Bow Road could be made bigger. It was confirmed that the land belonged to Russet Homes. Thiswas something that could be raised when therewas an investigation into improving the crossroads.


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