Councillor Update Happy New Year!
It’s resolution time again. Having stuffed the turkey and ourselves over the Christmas period, we greet the New Year with a plethora of resolutions, many of which focus on a need to work off the effects of all those mince pies, Christmas cake and trifl e. Sadly, such resolutions are often short-lived and we quickly slip back into our old habits. Vikki and I look forward to 2018 and the challenges the year will bring. We resolve to work with, and support, Broadstone’s residents to the best of our ability, and we have no intention of letting that resolve fade away as the year progresses. There will be many new challenges for us as individual councillors but there will also be signifi cant challenges for the Council, not least of which could be the creation of a new Unitary Authority and all that that entails. We plan to keep you informed of developments on a regular basis, but to help us get the best deal for Broadstone we would value your views on such issues as council tax increases, local representation and decision making, centralisation of power, quality of services and any other issues you think are of importance. There is still time to return our petition slips if you have not already done so.
The quality of our environment is very important to us and we will be holding the Council to account on several issues. A couple of years ago we proposed a motion to keep Poole free of fracking, but the administration voted this down. As more evidence now exists that confi rms the damaging effects of this process on both the environment and people’s health, it is important we make a stand and revisit the issue. It is also becoming very evident that plastic waste is having a detrimental impact upon our seas and coastline. While the Chancellor, in the Autumn Budget, proposed a consultation on the possible introduction of charges for single use plastic items, Vikki and I have submitted a motion to Council that proposes Poole should become a ‘Plastic Free Coastline’ town. This involves the Council adopting a fi ve-part plan to:
• lead change within the Borough
• get at least three single-use plastic items, such as straws, plastic bottles or condiment sachets, removed from local businesses and replaced with sustainable alternatives
• get other organisations to adopt the plastic free message; from Scouts groups to churches and schools
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• arrange community events, for example street or beach cleans and
• set up a steering group to co-ordinate the actions.
The accumulation of plastics within the harbour, and especially around Holes Bay is unacceptable, as is the litter in and around Broadstone. We would therefore also like to see more of Broadstone’s residents and businesses take up the challenge. Already many are contributing to the monthly collection of recyclable plastics, for example, bottle tops, through ‘Win on Waste’, but it is the single use items that are causing the bulk of the problems.
Finally, a big thank you to all who were involved in making the Christmas Parade such a great success. We hope you all enjoyed it.
Surgeries for 2018 start on Saturday 6th January in Broadstone Library from 10am until 12 noon.
Cllrs Mike Brooke & Vikki Slade
m.brooke@
poole.gov.uk • 07584 168991
vikki.slade@
poole.gov.uk • 01202 604191
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