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Parish Council News
Bury Parish Council Edited extracts from the draft minutes of Bury Parish Council meeting held on 20th January 2020. Election of new Chairman Following the resignation of Councillor Roswell as Chairman, Councillors resolved to elect Councillor Davis as the new Chairman and Councillor Labarte as Vice Chairman. The Council thanked Cllr Roswell for all his hard work as the previous Chairman. Grounds Maintenance Councillors discussed the pathway near Pill Pond on which West Sussex County Council had worked previously on. However, the hardcore had been washed out in the floods and further remedial and dredging work was necessary for which the Council will obtain quotes. Councillors resolved to spend £160 on pruning trees at Pill Pond. Approve Parish Tree Survey The Clerk presented three tree survey quotes for the Council to consider and explained that they varied in detail and therefore price. A discussion ensued from which Councillors agreed that the least expensive quote would cover all the necessary areas and requirements and resolved to spend £1,890 on a tree survey which would be carried out by Beechdown. Councillor Roswell provided an update on tree felling at Coates Sandpit and that he had received a request
for a permission from south downs national park authority to scrape the sandpit and drill holes. Discuss new Bury Wharf sign Councillor Whyles updated the Council on the design progress of the new Bury Wharf sign. There were a few possible options to help protect the sign including a roof along with tilting it. Dorset House School were apparently unhappy with their current signs and wished to match them to the Council’s new design. A discussion followed about the future of the wharf in general but was deferred to another time. 20s Plenty Campaign Councillor Whyles informed the Council that he had been investigating steps to introduce a 20mph zone in Bury Parish due to speeding cars and the lack of pavements for pedestrians. He suggested the first step would be to create a ‘20s plenty’ campaign which could be in conjunction with Dorset House School in the form of a poster competition. The winning poster would then be displayed around the Parish. A discussion followed about the legal position about putting up signs around the Parish and it was decided to seek advice on this issue. For more information or to contact the Parish council, visit www.buryparishcouncil.org.uk or you can reach Mike Simpson, Clerk and RFO, by sending an email clerkburyparishcouncil@gmail.com
