Sue Nicholas- Location: river
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 6,025
There is only one County Division which covers .Dover Town currently represented by Cllr Collor Conservative and Cllr Gordon Cowan Labour .Bryan Cope represents Dover West which covers all villages as far away as Capel.
David the role of a CountyMember is completely different to a District Councillor different budgets and areas of responsibility .
Guest 714- Registered: 14 Apr 2011
- Posts: 2,594
Really?
You mention Capel, it will have at least 4 councillors assigned to it - what on earth do these people do, they can't all open the Village Fete
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 62,352
still comes back to my original point about reporting back on what is happening at county hall.
Sue Nicholas- Location: river
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 6,025
Re post 22
9 parish councillors
1 district councillor
1county councillor
I have visted many parish councils in the District there are 32
The minutes make good reading you can see how dedicated some people are .
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 62,352
and here they are, i seem to remember the parish council sorting out a proper bus shelter on that long exposed stretch of the folkestone to dover road.
http://www.capel-le-fernepc.kentparishes.gov.uk/Guest 714- Registered: 14 Apr 2011
- Posts: 2,594
Only 11 councillors for Capel, its a wonder the place is still managing to function
Guest 716- Registered: 9 Jun 2011
- Posts: 4,010
Agree........local government needs root and branch restructure...........No need for KCC and all East Kent District Councils
....just one East Kent Council with much reduced number of Councillors..........
Jan Higgins
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 5 Jul 2010
- Posts: 13,883
The one bit thing I fail to understand is why we need so many parish/town councillors for any area. They have less to do with financial or planning matters than either District or County, in fact they seem to be pretty powerless about anything that is of real importance to the area.
As an example on something that affects the whole town, apart from being vocal how have they impacted on the DITZ (non)development.
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Guest 714- Registered: 14 Apr 2011
- Posts: 2,594
Careful Jan, people will think I've hacked into your account
Jan Higgins- Location: Dover
- Registered: 5 Jul 2010
- Posts: 13,883
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Guest 649- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 14,118
Having been on the Town Council ,you are right we pay about £600.000+per year for them and the srevice. Is that good or bad you tell me?My way of thinking is a NO but again that is just the way I see it.
Guest 660- Registered: 14 Mar 2008
- Posts: 3,205
So when you were elected Vic it was alright for you to spend part of that Budget,then you cant get elected and you want to get rid of it,sour grapes?
If you knew what I know,we would both be in trouble!
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 62,352
well john, 600 grand and not even a water feature to show for it, not that i want to labour the point(no pun intended).
Keith Sansum1
- Location: london
- Registered: 25 Aug 2010
- Posts: 23,942
David
That has been my point throughout.
but to go with the headline
Howard;
i said mr cope was a nice guy but i understand hes being deselected?
mr manion does work hard a lay preacher, and active
nigel critical before getting on kcc of cllrs who didnt post on here
then disappeared from forum as soon as he was whipped not to post
gordon works hard but then i would say that
tried to keep it unbiased
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Guest 653- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
- Posts: 10,540
Nigel was NOT whipped into not posting Keith - if you think he was, by whom ? Paul Watkins ?
Roger
Guest 649- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 14,118
Post 32. Not so.
Time has moved on from 2002 we did not have the hard times we have now. Cuts are being made all over in all councils and at this is time £600.000+ is a big saving the town council have some very good staff ,but they could do away with its Town clark making a saving of over 49000 per year,there is already a person that could fill her place already on the staff ,but that is to late now because the council would have to still pay her if my thinking is right I could be wrong. But they do not have to make cuts like the District council,they just tell the District they need so much each year and up to now they get it but that might be cap next year, but still alot of money they will get.
Brian Dixon
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 23 Sep 2008
- Posts: 23,940
no roger,miss whiplash.
Keith Sansum1- Location: london
- Registered: 25 Aug 2010
- Posts: 23,942
Well the debate has gone on and i remain that we have to many councils/cllrs
but i would prefer to see decisions being made as local as possible
so give town councils more powers
and reduce those of kcc/ddc
and get rid of kcc and escalate the work downwards
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howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 62,352
i give it another hour before reg appears and points out the benefits of an east kent unitary authority.
Keith Sansum1- Location: london
- Registered: 25 Aug 2010
- Posts: 23,942
already has
and hes right
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