Two men from the west of York have banned from football matches for three years
Lewis James Myers, 19, of Ouseburn Avenue, York and Huseyn Akdag, 18, of Girvan Close, York, pleaded guilty to using threatening words and behaviour during a violent disturbance in Gillygate.
Another Council decision has been taken behind closed doors. This time the Council has reviewed arrangements for “volunteering”.
The Press are today reporting on a decision by some York Council officials not to publish a key Local Plan report.
The information was contained in a study undertaken by consultants ARUP.
It was designed to undermine the forecasts of population growth in the City provided by other organisations such as the Office of National Statistics. Those reports confirmed that the City needs to build around 600 additional homes each year to satisfy demand and to accommodate those who work in York’s successful economy.
The Arup report was referenced extensively by the Labour Leadership as they tried to justify their high growth strategy which would lead to the City increasing in size by 25% over the next 15 years.
In turn this meant space for 22,000 additional homes would be required. Most would be occupied by migrants.
Officials have now apparently claimed that the ARUP report, which informed the decision meeting on 22nd April, was a “draft”. It is apparently now being rewritten.
A list of all relevant background documents has been published click here
A sanitised version of the ARUP report will apparently be published on the Council’s web site on 5th June.
As the rules governing Council meetings confirm, the Council has no option but to release the contents of any report which influenced a Cabinet decision.
Earlier papers can be found on the Council’s web site here and here
It is the Council preventing access to the updated figures that is causing controversy
Although the Council has cut back on the number of amenity skips it provides, several residents associations continue to run programmes aimed at making it easier for tenants to get rid of unwanted items.
The skips are only in place for a few minutes and residents must ensure that they put any rubbish into the skips and not leave it on the path or highway.
1 Bramham Rd 08:30am till 09:30am (Outside Community House)
2 Ganton Place 10:30am till 11:30am
3 Dringfield Close 12:30am till 13:30pm
4 Bouthwaite Drive 08:30am till 09:30pm
5 Bramham Rd 08:30 till 09:30 (Grange Lane Junction)
£70,000 is to be invested over the next two years for new alley gating schemes to reduce crime and anti-social behaviour across the city and help residents feel safe and secure in their homes.
Alley gates are placed on alleyways to the rear of houses to deter burglars from gaining access to homes.
