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POLICE REPORTS - Constable's County

The Police newsletters are now called Constable's County. These are issued bi-monthly and the last two editions will always be published for you to view. The December 19 and February 20 issues are available by clicking on the issue month you wish to read.

PARISH INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT PLAN (PIIP) -

Thanks to everyone who contributed valuable ideas about where and how we should spend our CIL income, received as a result of the new developments in Palgrave. The final PIIP was approved at the October '19 meeting and is available to read by using the link to the published document, Adopted Palgrave PIIP. As the Speed Indicator Devices have been ordered, we must now decide the next project to spend money on, however large or small and this will be debated at the November meeting of the Parish Council.

LORRIES DRIVING THROUGH PALGRAVE - If you witness a HGV vehicle travelling on a restricted or unsuitable route, please lodge a complaint directly with Suffolk Highways via the reporting tool at https://www.suffolk.gov.uk/roads-and-transport/lorry-management/report-a-heavy-goods-vehicle-incident/ or you can contact the parish clerk. The more details you can provide, the more useful the information. Examples are Owner / Livery on the vehicle, registration number, date and time.

DISS AND DISTRICT NEIGHBOURHOOD PLAN for full details of the Plan and Palgrave's involvement visit: http://www.dndneighbourhoodplan.co.uk. Ideally we are looking for another representative from the village to join the DDNP as a voice for local residents. If you are willing to attend monthly meetings alongside one of our Councillors, please contact the clerk who will provide further details.

TREE WARDEN - On behalf of the Suffolk Tree Warden Network, we are seeking a volunteer to become a Tree Warden for Palgrave. This is a fairly new initiative due to Mid Suffolk District Council no longer being able to co-ordinate the role. If you are keen, please contact the clerk and she can put you in touch with the relevant people.

Parish Councillors

2019 was an election year and as a result all Parish Councillors had to stand for re-election. Despite having an active Parish Council, we are still short of members and would like more people to come forward as potential Parish Councillors. If you feel passionate about Palgrave, please consider putting yourself forward. We still have 4 vacancies. So if you would like to contribute to the running of Palgrave, please contact the clerk or any Parish Councillor. The following link may be helpful:

Become a councillor: https://beacouncillor.co.uk/

Palgrave Parish Council currently has 7 elected members who serve on the Parish Council. They are:

Mrs E Collins, Miss M Sneddon (Vice-Chair), Mr N Weston (Chair), Mr M Brown, Mrs W Cooper, Mr D Long and Mrs S Cousins-Clarke.

Councillors' Registers of Interests can be viewed on the Mid Suffolk District Council website - www.midsuffolk.gov.uk.

You can view a detailed list of Councillor's responsibilities and appointed representatives.

If you require further information with regard to Parish Council matters please contact the clerk:

Ms Caroline Emeny
2 Old School, Laxfield, Suffolk IP13 8DL
phone: 01986 798422
mobile: 07899 857351
e-mail: palgravepc@gmail.com

County Councillor: Jessica Fleming
E-mail: jessica.fleming@suffolk.gov.uk

District Councillor: David Burn
e-mail: david.burn@midsuffolk.gov.uk

PARISH COUNCIL MEETINGS

All meetings are held at the Community Centre starting at 7.30pm. The Parish Council meetings are usually held on the second Thursday of the month.

Please note however that the next meeting of the Parish Council will take place on Thursday 12 March 2020, at the usual time of 7.30pm in the Community Centre lounge. The public are welcome to attend public meetings, and may be invited to speak during the meeting. Plans relating to planning applications under consideration are available to view via the links on the agenda. Information about all planning applications is available on the Mid Suffolk website.

These meetings and other detail / information is displayed on the Parish Council notice board near Forge Close.

For further information about the Parish Council and its responsibilities, please refer to the following guides:

Roles and Responsibilities of the Parish Council

Powers Specifically Delegated to the Clerk / RFO

Dispensation Policy

To view full details of planning applications in Palgrave, please visit