Stoke Gifford Parish Council
South Gloucestershire
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Parish Future Plans
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In setting the budget for the year 2008-2009 and looking forward, Stoke Gifford
Parish Council have addressed the anticipated future needs of residents of the
Parish.
We, like you, our fellow residents, are faced by ever increasing pressures
placed on our daily lives by Government policies which seriously threaten our
living standards by squeezing many more homes, and attendant traffic into our
local environment,
To that end the Council has produced its first ever five year plan which aims to
protect our environment for the future and provide more amenities for the
community.
This ambitious plan includes increased funding for youth services and
improvements to facilities in our existing parkland.
While the former includes the employment of a community worker within the parish
for 16 hours a week from April 2008, the latter involves a nationally recognised
consultant with a proven track record in obtaining grant funding. Regular
attendees at Parish Council meetings have already taken the opportunity to take
part in the consultation process.
In addition the Council is about to take over the management of two more parks,
Forty Acres and Royal, from South Gloucestershire Council. This will result in
the reduction of special expenses, currently paid as part of Council tax, in
future years. These Special expenses, levied by South Gloucestershire Council on
items specific to Stoke Gifford have increased by one third this year, mainly
due to the maintenance costs of public open space on the Stoke park development
which was adopted by South Glos Council during 2007 and Housing Dept land which
was not transferred to Merlin.
In addition the Council intends increasing allotment provision in the Little
Stoke area to meet a growing need.
The Council has taken the opportunity over the last two years to reward the
renowned work of their ground staff, without whom it would not be possible to
consider such significant expansion/improvement of our public open space.
Recognising the need to support extra services Council have also taken the
decision to appoint a part-time assistant to the Clerk, providing him with the
support already enjoyed by the majority of his colleagues across the area.
Council have not taken the decision to increase the parish precept lightly but
believe that, in future years, residents will recognise the extra £15-20 per
household per year as money well spent in protecting and enhancing our local
community.
As usual residents are welcome to contact me at any time.
Councillor Trevor Jones
Chairman
Stoke Gifford Parish Council
0117 979 3072
Trevor.Jones@southglos.gov.uk
April 2008
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