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Press release for St Dennis Parish Council meeting January 2008

The Parish Council meet on the 2^nd Tuesday of each month in the ClayTAWC Centre.All meetings start at 7 p.m. and the public are very welcome to attend.There is a regular agenda item of 10 minutes duration when members of the public may speak and raise their particular concerns.

Notes from the Parish Council meeting held on 8^th January.

1. PCSO Fisher reported that there had been 6 reported crimes during December of which 3 had been detected.PC Dingle reported that the football coaching scheme for children of 9 years old upwards would be starting early in February and would run initially for 10 weeks and possibly longer if the scheme is successful.PC Dingle thanked the Parish Council for its support and financial contribution of £150 and added that it would be advantageous if parents were prepared to be involved with a view to establishing a youngsters village football team.

2. The Council have received complaints about horses being ridden on footpaths in the village and will be putting up notices prohibiting horses to be walked or ridden in these areas.The local Police team have also been informed.

3. A member of the public has reported vandalism in the Borough Council car park off Wellington Road and the Police will be keeping an eye on this area in future.

4. A member of the public spoke at the meeting about the possibility of a skateboard facility being provided in the middle of the village for younger children.The Council agreed that the Playing Field Committee would consider this and also advised the parishioner to approach Celine Elliott the YP2 Project Manager.

5. The Council will be undertaking a safety check on all the memorials in the Cemetery over the next few months.Where any memorial is found to be unsafe the family of the deceased will be contacted and if the family cannot be traced the Council will consider steps to make the memorial safe.

6. Complaints have been received concerning excessive amounts of mud being deposited on the roads in the village by traffic from the Parc an Brea development and the Council have written to Restormel Borough Council Planning Department regarding this.

7. Councillor Greenslade has been raising the subject of dog fouling in the village at Restormel Borough Council in an effort to increase the presence of the Dog Warden staff in St Dennis.It has been agreed that the Dog Warden staff will be more active in the village and owners of dogs should be aware that the Warden has the power to levy on the spot fines on any person who does not clean up after their dog.

8. In the public discussion period the following information arising out of the latest meeting of the Sita Liaison Group was reported :-

• the proposed Energy from Waste plant will generate additional traffic of 140 lorries per day excepting Sundays.

• an estimated 48-50 full time jobs would be generated which would be advertised locally.

• the height of the chimney would be at least 100 metres.

• Natural England and the Environment Agency have reported that the pollution levels on the Goss Moor have exceeded the critical load.

• a public exhibition by Sita outlining plans for the proposed plant will be held in the Working Men’s Club on the 23^rd and 24^th January.

• the Planning Application from Sita is expected to be lodged with the County Council in March.

• all future minutes of the Laiason Group will be provided to the Parish Council.

Parish Clerk

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