You may have been left puzzled by the leaflets that recently came through your letterbox as part of a consultation exercise on devolution for Norfolk and Suffolk. Fortunately, our County Councillor, Martin Wilby, was at the Public Forum to give an update on the progress of discussions and outline the financial benefits that could result from devolution.
All the Councils in Suffolk, along with Norfolk County Council have voted in favour. South Norfolk Council and Broadland have also voted in favour, but other Norfolk authorities including Norwich City Council have decided not to go ahead with a combined authority at this stage.
If devolution goes ahead a single mayor will be elected for all the participating authorities in Norfolk and Suffolk. The first election would be in 2017.
As I reported in the last edition of the Link there is now a Casual Vacancy on the Parish Council. The meetings provide a valuable link for the village both with our District and County Councils and also with the Highways Authority and Police and so have often been able to obtain advice and assistance for villagers. We are also statutory consultees on any planning applications in the Parish. We should welcome enquiries from anyone who would be interested in joining the Parish Council. We meet on a Monday every two months at 7.30 in the evening.
The next meeting will be in the Village Hall Annex on Monday 26th September.
Andrew Major, Chairman
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