Questions from Members to Members of the Cabinet

February 25, 2025 Cornwall Council (Other) Approved View on council website

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...to address questions from members to members of the Cabinet, several councillors agreed to provide written responses or arrange meetings regarding issues such as superfast broadband, farm estate maintenance, the Good Growth Fund, adult education center closures, increased housing numbers, surf school parking fees, and the loss of agricultural land to solar farms.

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Superfast Broadband – St
Dominic
 
Councillor Worth to arrange to
meet with Councillor Long and residents to discuss the issues being
experienced in the area.
 
Maintenance and staffing of
Farms Estate
 
Councillor Alvey to provide a
written response to Councillor Candy on the approach to maintenance
of the farms estate and also the staffing support, in terms of Land
Agents, for the estate.
 
Good Growth Fund
 
Councillor Gardner to provide a
written response to Councillor Fairman on the staffing arrangements
for the Fund, in terms of redundancies and the level of posts
involved.
 
Adult Education Centre
Closures

Councillor Harris to provide a written response to Councillor
Dwelly (copied to all Members) in respect of the number of staff
who were on zero-hour contracts; why they were on these contracts
and the recompense (and associated rationale) they had
received.

Increase in Housing Numbers
 
Councillor Monk to provide
Councillor Nolan with an update on any engagement with other local
authorities on the impact of increased housing requirements and the
potential for lobbying Government in this respect.

Surf Schools
 
Subject to Councillor La Broy
providing the specifics of the issue in respect of surf schools
being charged fees for parking in Bude/Widmouth Bay, Councillor
Donnithorne to provide a written response on the
rationale.
 
Loss of Agricultural Land to
Solar Farms

Councillor Taylor to provide a written update to Councillor J
Mitchell on the protection of grade 3 land following the previous
motion to Council.
 
 
 
 

 

 

Related Meeting

Cornwall Council - Tuesday, 25th February, 2025 10.30 am on February 25, 2025

Details

OutcomeRecommendations Approved
Decision date25 Feb 2025