Agenda item

Agenda item

Items Raised by Residents

Minutes:

Oadby Stakeholders & Oadby Remembers 1914-1918 Project.

 

Oadby Stakeholders and Oadby Remembers applied for £397.36p to create an art installation.

 

A hard copy of a slide presentation and photographs were circulated at the meeting. The art installation will consist of decorated soldier cut-outs, similar to the famous 50 produced by Coalville Town. The cut-outs will represent the scale of the sacrifice made by soldiers from Oadby who perished in World War One.

 

The cut-outs will be decorated and displayed across the Town. They will then be brought together for Remembrance Sunday 2018. The community and some schools are involved in this project.

 

It was suggested the cut-outs be placed in buildings, such as local shops. It was suggested the art installation include Commonwealth boards, which reflect the nature of change in the Town’s community over the past 100 years.

 

Eighty-one biographies will be displayed in St Peter’s Church, Oadby and 81 cut-outs decorated by members of the community.

 

One resident proposed the project. Thirty residents voted in its favour. There were no votes against the project.

 

Request for a Grit Bin for the Blackthorn Manor Estate

 

£500 was requested for the purchase and installation of a Grit Bin in line with County Council criteria. The Grit Bin service will cover Whitebeam Road and the roads connecting to it. This Includes: Dogwood court, Hawthorn Grove, Eglantine Close, Wych Elm Road and Holly Court.

 

The County Council will be required to sanction the installation of the Grit Bin. The bin must meet all aspects of the County Council’s criteria for placement on the Highway.. A site visit will be required to be made by the County Council to confirm whether the suggested site for placing the grit bin is ok. The County Council tops up Grit Bins annually.

 

The residents supported an in principle decision for funding the grit bin.

On a show of hands 27 people voted in favour of the proposal.

 

Action:

 

It was agreed that a funding proposal for the Grit Bin will be presented at the next resident’s forum meeting.

 

Proposal to Build 300 Homes in Oadby

 

This was raised as an issue of concern by some residents who felt they had not been adequately consulted. The land for building was identified as owned by the Co-op. Two residents wished to know what consultation the Council had carried out with Oadby residents in the area.

 

It was noted that the proposal would have gone through proper planning processes. It had been placed on the Council’s website and residents contacted. The resident asking the question stated she worked long hours and was not in the habit of accessing the Council’s website.

 

Action:

 

It was agreed to have an update provided on the proposal to build 300 homes in Oadby on the next Residents Forum agenda for discussion.

 

Churchill Close and County Council Proposal to Insert Double Yellow Lines

 

A resident raised the point that people were parking on an area outside his home where a sign stated it was access only and the proposal to place double yellow lines on one side would affect his right to access, to park. 

 

The County Councillor J Kaufman explained, there was a proposal about introducing double yellow lines in Churchill Close currently being discussed at County Council. The County Council had consulted residents on the proposal and received responses online.

 

The issue that helped to form the proposal was the issue of emergency vehicles not being able to access and exit the Close due to double parking. The Borough Council is in discussions re residents having access to some of the car park area currently not available.

 

Action:

 

It was agreed to bring an update on the Churchill Close County Council proposal to the next Residents Forum meeting.

 

Recycling Bins

 

Wheeled bins for recyclates will be arriving at the Borough Council, next week.

 

The Council has established a team to address recycling and waste.

 

Councillor Carter gave a brief review of the history of processing recyclates before the new change to clear plastic bags was introduced.

 

A resident noted that if recycled waste went to fortnightly collection he would require a bigger bin. Following a waste and recycling meeting to be held on July 31st, the Council will decide how to move forward.

 

Refuse collection going into wheelie bins is all part of the consultation process

 

Resurfacing of Fludes Lane

 

The resurfacing has been placed on the Capital Programme. The Council is negotiating how much money will be spent.

 

Police Attendance

Some concern was expressed at the lack of Police attendance at this evening’s meeting.

 

The Police has not intimated that they will no longer attend Resident’s Forums.

 

One resident requested the Police are informed about a lady who approached him expressing her sense of feeling threatened by people standing outside the Wheel Sports Bar. It was said a large number of males caused the lady to feel apprehensive.

 

Another resident who had not been involved in some of the previous incidents of ant-social behaviour reiterated the same message.

 

Action:

 

Provide an update at the next Residents Forum meeting.