Issue - meetings

There were four public questions. The questions and responses were published as a supplement to the agenda.

There were four public questions. The questions and responses were published as a supplement to the agenda.

Anne Marie Griffin attended the meeting and thanked the Cabinet Member for the response to her public question.

Malcolm Robertson joined the meeting remotely and asked if the Cabinet Member would reconsider her reply and remove all reference to the term 'eco park' at Charlton Lane. The Cabinet Member for Property and Waste confirmed that there were no immediate plans to remove the current signage at the eco park. Officers were considering how best to develop the wider site which would include landscaping and more trees being planted. The council was looking at restarting partnership working with the community to discuss matters regarding the eco park. This would include Suez, resident associations and local councillors.

Sally Blake joined the meeting remotely and asked why the Council could not produce a survey of which trees needed to be felled and why the tenant was allowed to fell the trees with their contractors. The Cabinet Member responded by explaining that there seemed to be a disagreement about the number of trees that had been felled. The council had been informed that 25 diseased trees had been taken down as they had been tested for Ash dieback. The Deputy Cabinet Member for Environment would be visiting Norbury Park and would investigate the number of trees that had been felled. The Cabinet Member explained that surveys had been undertaken on the trees that had been felled and the council did not have a policy of taking down trees unless they were diseased or were at risk of injuring someone or causing some sort of incident.

The Leader informed everyone about the passing of Councillor Alison Todd who had sadly lost her battle against cancer. Councillor Todd had been elected as a member of the county council and had served as a Deputy Cabinet Member. The Cabinet Member for Children and Families made a short statement about Alison, stating that her love and her compassion for her community was second to none. She had been a tireless advocate for vulnerable people across the county and would be greatly missed by everybody.