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EDDC, Mark Williams CEO EDDC, South Somerset

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Mark Williams to leave South Somerset by the end of this month?

Oddly, discussions on alternative arrangement have taken place only with Conservative and Independent councillors and this is on the council’s agenda for this Thursday:

” …the Leader and Deputy Leader together with the Conservative Group and Independent Group Leaders met with the Leader of EDDC to discuss the current situation and the resolution of Council. As a result of those discussions it has been agreed with EDDC, subject to approval by Council, that the existing agreement be terminated by mutual consent and that to reflect the fact that EDDC could have insisted upon being served 12 months’ notice by this Council from 1st October 2015 that the Council pay 6 months’ worth of the fees due to EDDC. This equates to a one-off payment of £42,124.87. In addition it has been jointly agreed that if approved by Council, termination should take effect from 31st July 2015.”

Click to access 8%20Council%20Report%20July%202015%20FINAL.pdf

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Cranbrook

Just how big is Cranbrook going to get – two railway stations big!

http://www.exeterexpressandecho.co.uk/Second-station-planned-Cranbrook-despite-long/story-26898509-detail/story.html

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Asset Management Group, EDDC, Transparency

“Clean, green and seen” or still “Pale, male, stale”?

Eight meetings advertised in the current Knowledge e-newspaper from EDDC. 5 of the meetings are secret – just as well Diviani didn’t give a “clean, green, seen” speech:
https://eastdevonwatch.org/2014/07/18/clean-green-seen-or-pale-male-stale-you-decide/

this time around!:
Manor Pavilion Steering Committee
Recycling and Refuse Board Partnership
Finance briefing for all councillors
Joint scrutiny event (East Devon, Exeter, Teignbridge)
Asset Management Forum
http://eastdevon.gov.uk/media/1214693/the-knowledge-10-july-2015-issue-9.pdf

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Brownfield sites

Brownfield sites -where’s yours?

What are the brownfield sites in each locality that could – without too much trouble – be turned into housing sites? Anyone got any bright ideas?

Remember, it has to be accessible, remediable without too much money being spent (e.g. the Exmouth site that has millions of plastic bags under it) and able to support not just housing but to be in an area where schools, doctors, etc are not overloaded already.

EDDC has already identified Manstone Depot – anyone else see brownfield opportunities?

Developers prefer green field sites – they can build the expensive houses they want in the locations people want to buy in. How are we going to persuade them that there are brownfield sites that local people will welcome development on? Are there any?