A meeting was held at the East Williamston Community Hall at 7 pm on January 11.

Present were Councillors G. Soar (chairman), R. Day, C. Hopkinson, M. Taylor, I. Wilkinson and J. Williams.

Mr. Mark Taylor had applied to be co-opted to Council. Clr. Wilkinson declared an interest. Clr. Williams proposed that Mr. Taylor be appointed. This was seconded by Clr Anthony Ratcliffe and carried unanimously.

Mr. Taylor was invited to join the meeting and was welcomed back to the Council by the chairman. It was resolved that Mr. Mark Taylor be co-opted to serve on the Pentlepoir ward of Council.

The minutes of the meeting held on December 7, 2018 were proposed and seconded. They were agreed as a true record.

The following matters were raised:

a) The meeting with Alan Hunt of PCC would be held on January 15, 2019 at 10.00 am at Lyndhurst Avenue, Broadmoor.

b) The street light outside Donald Beynon’s house is now working.

c) No reply had been received from Hubert Mathias regarding the visit the bus stop on Templebar Road.

d) Defibrillator location signs - the Clerk was asked to send a copy of a similar sign used by other councils to all councillors. One was needed for the Jubilee Park, one for Broadmoor and one double sided sign for near the crossroads on the main road.

PLANNING: The following planning applications were considered:

a) Demolition of garage and store and construction of dwelling at Hillcroft, Hill Lane, Kilgetty. It was agreed to support this application.

b) Variation of Condition to allow for additional time for submission of reserved matters and correct informative information at Land adjacent Beaconing View, Wooden, Saundersfoot, SA69 5DY. It was agreed to support this application.

FINANCES: Financial information was then circulated and discussed.

It was agreed to transfer £2,000 from Jubilee Park acct back into current acct and transfer a further £2,000 back in April when it is made into a separate budget heading.

The draft budget as set at the December meeting had been circulated and it was agreed to set the precept at £28.00 per household with the addition of £1,000 to the contingency/ elections budget making it now £2,000.

It was resolved that the budget be set at £28.00 per household which would bring in an income of £25,508.28.

UPDATE ON PLAYPARKS: The playparks had not been inspected over the past month so Clr. Soar and Clr. Wilkinson to inspect all parks in time to report to the next meeting.

KINGSMOOR?CLOSE: Concerns had been reported to Clr. Williams about the unevenness of a section of pavement within Kingsmoor Close, and part of the road surface breaking up. This had been reported to the PCC highways department, and it was hoped that minor repairs, if promptly made, could solve the problem and avoid more costly repair works in future.

ITEMS?RAISED?BY?COUNCILLORS: The following matters were raised:

a) The road outside of a property known as Bushcroft on Clayford Road is cracking up and rapidly forming pothole and subsiding badly. There are other instances of subsidence in the village and Cllr Ratcliffe will inform the clerk of where they are.

b) The pavement between Station Road and the shop is very uneven and complaints are being received from elderly residents that it is very uneven and they are concerned about falls.

c) Clr. Geoff Soar attended a recent PACT meeting when a request was made for some money towards a Youth Club in Saundersfoot which covers our area. The Police are encouraging the Youth Club to start up again as the kids are on the streets causing trouble. Can we donate something to help get it going? Clr. Soar also informed them about the dbl yellow lines near the Dragon Palace at Pentlepoir.

The clerk advised that whoever is running this project to get a letter sent in for next month requesting a donation towards the Youth Club giving as much information as possible.

DATE OF NEXT MEETING: The next meeting will be held on Thursday, February 7 at 7 pm.