-
Redevelopment of the Cambridge Station Area
An outline planning application for the redevelopment of the Cambridge Station Area is going before a planning committee on Wednesday 15th of October 2008, it is due to start at 0930 in the college generally known as Newhall and is expected to last all day. The Developer’s Website on the Project Agenda for the Planning […]
-
Weekly Green Bin Collections?
I wrote to Cambridge City Councillor Colin Rosenstiel today following his apparent claim that food waste is currently collected weekly in the city: Cllr Rosenstiel, In an article published earlier today on the Cambridge Liberal Democrat website entitled: “Lib Dems attack Tory’s £1.2m plan for weekly rubbish collections” you are quoted as saying: The city […]
-
Suggestions in Advance of the October 2008 North Area Committee
I wrote to my local councillors in advance of the North Area Committee meeting to be held on Thursday 9th October. I made suggestions and comments relating to the following: Penny Ferry Works Minuting of the Discussion on Stop and Account at the last Meeting The Reporting of Chair’s Actions to the Committee Jesus Green […]
-
West Central Area Committee – September 2008
I attended the West Central Area Committee on Thursday 18th of September, primarily to comment on a bid to the Lottery which the council is submitting to part-fund work on Jesus Green. The meeting was chaired by Cllr Rod Cantrill as the usual chair, Simon Kightley was absent. Cllr Cantrill decided to alter the running […]
-
Cambridge City Council Meeting 11 September 2008
On Thursday 11th September 2008 I went to watch a Cambridge City Council meeting, I’m writing here to share what I observed. Jesus Green “Exhibition” I arrived at 17.00 to look at a presentation on the consultation responses received by the council prior to it submitting a bid to the lottery for about two million […]
-
Register of Members’ Interests – Cambridge City Council
This morning I went to Cambridge Guildhall to view the register of members’ interests for Cambridge City Councillors. I was particularly interested in finding out which, if any, councillors are members of : The Jesus Green Association The Old Chesterton Residents Association The Friends of Midsummer Common I have been concerned that residents associations such […]
-
RIPA Powers Review – Speech
I attended the Strategy & Resources Scrutiny Committee, of Cambridge City Council, at 17.00 on Monday the 1st of September. Members of the public can speak at these meetings if they arrange to do so beforehand. I spoke on the subject of the internal review of the Council’s use of powers under the Regulation of […]
-
Review of RIPA Powers – Cambridge City Council
Below are excerpts from an email which I sent to selected councillors in advance of them receiving the report of an internal review into Cambridge City Council’s use of its powers under the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act. Cllrs Nimmo-Smith, Ward and Herbert, Cambridge City Council’s internal review of the Council’s use of powers under […]
-
August 2008 North Area Committee
I attended the Cambridge City Council North Area Committee on Thursday August 14th 2008. Prior to the meeting I had advertised it with flyers in the local area, and had written to my ward councillors. Below are my recollections and comments on proceedings: Planning The committee first met at 18.30 to deal with planing applications. […]
-
Arbury Park North Edge Design Brief
I attended a presentation / question and answer session this evening on the subject of a document entitled the “Arbury Park North Edge Design Brief”. It was reported the need for this document apparently has arisen as: There is an expectation among council officers that current planning applications in the north area of the Arbury […]