Ward Committee ballot results – Westfield Foxwood

  1. GRANT to Foxwood Friendship Club – This is a weekly club for the elderly to come along and make friends and enjoy a range of activities
  2. Improvements to street lighting at identified areas throughout the ward
  3. GRANT to Age Concern to help with the costs of Room Hire to be able to offer increase services to the Elderly
  4. GRANT to Active York to support young people in developing their opportunities in their chosen sport,
  5. Ward Fund to make repairs and improve security at play areas
  6. Ward Fund to increase Leisure facilities & opportunities for teenagers throughout the ward
  7. Ward fund for improving and cleaning cycle tracks (eg removal of broken glass and detritus
  8. Ward Fund to increase play facilities and play sessions for 8 – 13 year olds throughout the ward.
  9. Ward fund the replacement and new dog bins and litter bins as identified by residents.
  10. Ward Fund to increase facilities and opportunities for older people throughout the Ward
  11. Ward Fund for tree management throughout the ward at identified areas.
  12. GRANT to Street Sport York to provide 10 x 2 hour sports sessions throughout the ward for young people.
  13. Ward Fund for reducing waste and have a quarterly recycle and refuse lorry for street pick ups throughout the ward.
  14. Ward Fund for installing cycle barriers at appropriate locations around the ward to prevent cycling on the footpaths
  15. CCTV overlooking the Tedder Road park (subject to quotations)

    16. Each list to be worked down until Ward budget is exhausted.

Ward Committee ballot results – Westfield central (Cornlands, Hob Moor and Lowfields area)

  1. Improvements to street lighting at identified areas throughout the ward
  2. Ward Fund to increase Leisure facilities & opportunities for teenagers throughout the ward
  3. Ward Fund to make repairs and improve security at play areas
  4. Ward fund the replacement and new dog bins and litter bins as identified by residents.
  5. Ward Fund for reducing waste and have a quarterly recycle and refuse lorry for street pick ups throughout the ward.
  6. Ward Fund for tree management throughout the ward at identified areas.
  7. Ward Fund to increase play facilities and play sessions for 8 – 13 year olds throughout the ward.
  8. GRANT to Active York to support young people in developing their opportunities in their chosen sport,
  9. GRANT to Street Sport York to provide 10 x 2 hour sports sessions throughout the ward for young people.
  10. Ward fund for improvements to car parking facilities throughtout the ward
  11. Ward fund for improving and cleaning cycle tracks (eg removal of broken glass and detritus)
  12. GRANT to Age Concern to help with the costs of Room Hire to be able to offer increase services to the Elderly
  13. Create footpaths on verges at various locations identified
  14. To install 5 a side sized goal posts in Grange Lane Park
  15. Ward Fund for installing cycle barriers at appropriate locations around the ward to prevent cycling on the footpaths
  16. Ward Fund to increase facilities and opportunities for older people throughout the Ward
  17. Ward fund to replace and improve ageing street signs throughout the ward
  18. GRANT to York Rotters to promote composting with young people and to teach children ‘compost the mini musical’.
  19. Improvements to Dijon Avenue amenity area with trees and shrubs

    20. Each list to be worked down until Ward budget is exhausted.

Ward Committee ballot results – Westfield North (Front Street, Askham Lane, Chapelfields)

  1. Ward Fund for tree management throughout the ward at identified areas.
  2. GRANT to the Friends of Acomb Green to put on another summer fete on the Green in Summer 2011 and make improvements to the Green.
  3. Ward Fund to make repairs and improve security at play areas
  4. GRANT to Age Concern to help with the costs of Room Hire to be able to offer increase services to the Elderly
  5. Ward fund the replacement and new dog bins and litter bins as identified by residents.
  6. Ward fund for improving and cleaning cycle tracks (eg removal of broken glass and detritus)
  7. GRANT to Active York to support young people in developing their opportunities in their chosen sport,
  8. Ward Fund to increase facilities and opportunities for older people throughout the Ward
  9. Ward Fund for reducing waste and have a quarterly recycle and refuse lorry for street pick ups throughout the ward.
  10. Ward Fund to increase Leisure facilities & opportunities for teenagers throughout the ward
  11. Ward Fund to increase play facilities and play sessions for 8 – 13 year olds throughout the ward.
  12. Ward fund to enhance Front Street with more planters and flower tubs
  13. Grant to Chapelfields Outta School Club for help with new equipment and running costs.
  14. Ward Fund for installing cycle barriers at appropriate locations around the ward to prevent cycling on footpaths.
  15. GRANT to Street Sport York to provide 10 x 2 hour sports sessions throughout the ward for young people.
  16. GRANT to York Rotters to promote composting with young people and to teach children ‘compost the mini musical’.
  17. Complete the resurfacing of the back lane at Gladstone Street
  18. Ward fund to replace and improve ageing street signs throughout the ward
  19. Install 5 a side sized goal posts in Grange Lane Park

    20. Each list to be worked down until Ward budget is exhausted.

Milner Street/Gladstone Street one way system set to get nod

The Council received only 4 objections when the proposal to create a one way system in Milner Street/Gladstone Street was formally advertised recently.

It is now likely to be implemented in March

Also going ahead will be a 20 mph speed limit which will additionally include the Beaconsfield Street & Severus Street areas.

There were further complaints about indiscriminate car parking near the Fish and Chip shop on Green Lane.

Some drivers were taking a chance and waiting on double yellow lines.

Enforcement officers are operating in the area and drivers are advised to use a side street to park when they are visiting the shop.

“Cold calling” – Ban extended

Not another comment on the weather but news that 2 additional streets in the area now enjoy the protection of a ban on cold calling. The ban means that salespersons should not call unannounced and attempt doorstep sales.

The 2 new streets are:

The Green

Chapel Terrace

A majority of residents living in a street have to agree before a ban is introduced. One of the aims is to discourage “opportunistic” burglaries.

Traffic speed on Wetherby Road

Traffic speeds on Wetherby Road have been checked again following the installation of speed warning signs 3 years ago.

The recorded average speed was 31 mph with 85% of drivers travelling below 35 mph. This is fairly typical for main arterial roads which have a 30 mph limit.. The highest recorded speed was 71 mph but this was registered at 5:30am and could have been an emergency vehicle responding to a call (the recording equipment cannot distinguish between different types of vehicle).

Cllr Sue Galloway made representations to a meeting which took place on 4th January when speed checks for several roads across the City, including Wetherby Road, were considered.

The meeting agreed to consider what additional engineering measures might be introduced to deter speeding. Unfortunately the Police continue to rule out the use of mobile speed cameras and installing humps, on a busy road, is unlikely to be popular with neighbouring property owners.

Call for better preparations for extreme weather

“A new resilience plan is needed for the City” says Strategy chief Cllr Steve Galloway in the wake of 6 weeks of “terrible weather”.

“I’ll be asking Council officials to work with partners to ensure that the City can deal better with extreme weather conditions in the future.

While a lot of attention was given to the Councils own snow and icy clearing capacity during a review of processes last summer, many difficulties have been experienced by other public services as a result of consistently low temperatures.

There were numerous complaints about failed water supplies. Some were experienced as a result of failures in the Yorkshire Water main supply pipes while others were a result of vulnerable domestic systems.

Now we are seeing emerging problems with bust pipes as the temperature rises.

We will all be watching how the thaw affects river levels in the City over the next few days.

All public service providers need to ensure that they have the capacity to deal with the demands that may be placed on their services even during holiday periods. It is particularly important that 2 way communications with affected customers are maintained.

It certainly wasn’t easy to communicate with Yorkshire Water and some Housing Associations over the last week. All public service bodies need to introduce a system where electronic communications can be dealt with 24/7 when necessary.

I will be asking Council officials to review the water supply and heating supplies in Council properties and to ensure that we are able to deal quickly with faults affecting vulnerable residents.

It may be that we need to invest more in lagging supply pipes in some of our properties and initiatives like this should also form part of a general review of the winter arrangements”.