November 2019 Minutes
MARTON & GATE BURTON PARISH COUNCIL
https://marton-gate-burton.parish.lincolnshire.gov.uk/
Clerk: Mrs G Martin, 6 Mount Pleasant Close, Marton. Tel.: 01427 718377. magbparishcouncil@hotmail.co.uk
Minutes of the meeting held on Tuesday 5 November 2019
PRESENT: Cllr S Spence (Chairman)
Cllr N Cody
Cllr C Durning
Cllr L Musgrave
Cllr J Patrick
Cllr J Ridley
Cllr R Wells
Cllr G Worrell
Also Present:District Councillor, Jane Ellis
81. CHAIRMAN'S REMARKS.
Cllr Jane Ellis, newly elected District Councillor, introduced herself and offered to help the Parish Council whenever required.
Nick Webb has painted the anchor. Rain has spoiled the finish and so he will re-paint it when the weather improves.
LALC has forwarded information from a solicitor regarding fishing rights which confirms the Parish Council's stance on the matter, which is, the Council has the right to stipulate who can fish from its land. The relevant portion of the letter is to be laminated and put on the board near the river.
82. APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE.
Cllr Allen.
83. DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST.
None.
84. NOTES OF THE MEETING HELD ON 3 SEPTEMBER 2019 TO BE APPROVED AS MINUTES.
Cllr Cody proposed and Cllr Musgrave seconded that the notes of the meeting held on 1 October 2019 be approved as minutes.
85. PLANNING.
None
86. FINANCE.
Balance both accounts as of end of October 2019 £17,321.14
(Includes £3450 reserved for land at bottom of Trent Port Road and £1,735.65 CIL)
Expenditure:
Continental Landscapes 653.23
Multidata 38.92
G Martin 142.92
Anglian Water 26.55
Nick Webb 200.00
Income:
WLDC (Wi-Fi) 173.25
Total both accounts: 16,459.32
87. CORRESPONDENCE
Crime report for Gainsborough Rural South.
WLDC – Information on grants for play parks – handed to Village Hall Committee
WLDC – Notice of meetings.
WLDC – Community Awards.
LALC – Fishing Rights.
88. HARPHAM ROAD.
Correspondence from the Solicitor was read to the meeting.
There will need to be access to the land from Littleborough Lane, which is owned by Lincolnshire County Council. Uneven ground levels due to an old dyke will have to be overcome and a gate or some sort of barrier may be needed to prevent unauthorised vehicular access.
89. BUS SHELTERS.
There may not be enough funds for grants towards both shelters so it was decided that an application be made this year for the shelter for the northbound side and for the south bound next year if more funds become available.
Cllr Patrick has offered that the southbound shelter be located by the boundary wall to his property so that the access to the Old Courtyard will be kept clear when buses stop.
Cllrs Spence and Patrick will meet to determine the exact locations.
The application for the grant is to be made.
It was agreed to ask Hutchinsons builders to install the shelter.
90. OLD TELEPHONE BOX.
Nothing further has been heard from Elite Signs. They are to be contacted again.
91. CEMETERY PATH.
Cllr Patrick is awaiting a further quote.
He has also estimated that there are approximately 180 -200 burial plots available. Currently there are an average of two burials per year and two interments of cremated remains.
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CEMETERY FEES.
Cllr Patrick proposed, Cllr Cody seconded, and it was agreed, that the fees for
burial plots for those people who have a connection with the Marton and Gate
Burton be raised from £100 to £125 with effect from the beginning of the next
financial year.
The other fees are to remain the same, which are: £1,000 per burial plot for those
with no connection to the area; £25 for a cremated remains space, £50 for non-
locals; £50 for the erection of a headstone or memorial.
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NOTICE BOARD CLEANING.
The Councillors have offered to clean the notice boards.
94. REPORTS/ITEMS FOR NEXT AGENDA.
The play park hedge is to remain at its current level.
Colin Butcher is to be asked to do the Autumn cut-back again this year
Cllr Spence has the wreath for Remembrance Sunday and will tidy up the area around
the war memorial He has also ordered the Christmas Tree and he has the lights.
Residents on Adams Way have complained about a blocked and overflowing sewer.
This will be discussed at the next meeting
95. NEXT MEETING.
The next meeting is to be held on Tuesday 3 December 2019 commencing at 7.00pm.
The meeting closed at 8.10pm.