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 Lottery Bid
Police Powers given […]
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 order and […]
I have just written to Cambridge City Council suggesting it’s about time they published the details of allowances paid to City Councillors for May 2007 to April 2008:
Cambridge City Council’s webpages listing councillors link to a document providing information on allowances paid to City Councillors for May 2006 to April 2007. I would like to […]
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 pounds worth […]
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 as these have undue influence […]
I attended the Strategy & Resources Scrutiny Committee, of Cambridge City Council, on Monday the 1st of September. My primary reason for attending was to speak in response to the internal review of the Council’s use of powers under the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act (RIPA).
The meeting was held in a large meeting room, (meeting […]
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 […]
Below is 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 the Regulation of […]
At Cambridge City Council’s August 2008 North Area Committee Meeting Cllr Mike Todd Jones distributed the following statement which I am publicising as it will probably not be included in the minutes and is not currently available online:
I have decided not to make decisions on planning matters at Area Committees until sufficiently trained in […]
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. Labour […]