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The District Council has three area committees – East, Central and West , and they will all be meeting soon:<\/p>\n

11\/06\/2009 \t19:30\t East Area Committee \tSt John Ambulance Headquarters, Rochford
\n\t–
\n17\/06\/2009 \t19:30\tWest Area Committee \tGrove Wood Primary School, Rayleigh\t<\/p>\n

25\/06\/2009 \t19:30\tCentral Area Committee \tHawkwell Village Hall<\/p>\n

One of the big items coming up is local spending on highways.<\/p>\n

The new concept is ‘localism’ , and there’s a report on the idea here<\/a> (110k)<\/p>\n

But here’s the gist of it:<\/p>\n

The County Council will agree annually a budget for highway works in Rochford District and it will then be the responsibility of the Area Committees to advise on their preferred schemes\/works, with the Portfolio Holder for Planning and Transportation determining, where necessary, the overall priorities for the District and to advise County Highways accordingly.
\n<\/p>\n

3 ROLE OF THE AREA COMMITTEE
\n3.1
\nIt is intended that each Area Committee will receive regular reports on highway issues from County Highway Officers and that where recommendations are made for highway works, the Portfolio Holder for Planning and Transportation will determine the priorities for delivery, taking into account the proposals from all three Area Committees.
\n3.2
\nThe Highway Localism objectives for the Area Committees are as follows:-
\n?
\nto consider proposals for funding (including any joint funding) submitted by constituted bodies, including the District Council, Parish and Town Councils, or other elected bodies that represent the local community;
\n?
\nthese proposals will be set out in a schedule prepared by the Area Highway Manager and reported to each Area Committee;
\n?
\nto consult the public on proposals and priorities through the Area Committee Forum and other networks, as appropriate;
\n?
\nto propose priorities to the District Council Portfolio Holder for Planning and Transportation for Localism funded projects and the work of the Highway Rangers, who will assess the proposals and make recommendations for project approval to the Essex County Council Cabinet Member for Highways and Transportation;
\n?
\nto consider and monitor progress on the processing and delivery of approved projects through reports received from the County Council?s Area Highway Manager;
\n4.1.1
\nWEST AREA COMMITTEE ? 17 June 2009 Item 4(1)
\n? the Portfolio Holder for Planning and Transportation, together with appropriate officers, will meet with the County Council?s Area Highway Manager, to which meetings the Chairman of each Area Committee will also be invited to attend.
\n4 DISCUSSION
\n4.1
\nThe new Highway Localism provides an opportunity for each Area Committee to pay a more significant role in the delivery of highway schemes and projects considered to be important in each area.
\n4.2
\nWhilst the final decision about the priorities to be recommended to County Highways (The Highway Authority) will rest with the Portfolio Holder for Planning and Transportation, each Area Committee will be able to carefully consider their own priorities and make recommendations for implementation. Furthermore, it will be possible for the Area Committees to suggest works for the Highway Rangers.
\n4.3
\nThe new Highway Ranger team comprising two persons in this District will be responsible for:-
\n?
\nminor bituminous repairs\/potholes;
\n?
\ncleaning\/minor repairs to non-electrical road signs and street furniture including reinstatement of posts\/bollards where no excavation is required;
\n?
\nrepairs to concrete products\/surfaces;
\n?
\ntrimming of vegetation;
\n?
\nad hoc grass cutting;
\n?
\nrepairs to roadside verges;
\n?
\ncleaning and minor excavation of roadside grips;
\n?
\nad hoc cleaning\/emptying of gullies and associated pipe work;
\n?
\nremoval of graffiti;
\n?
\npainting of street furniture;
\n?
\nremoval of weeds from pavements;
\n?
\nscavenging and removal of small fly tips from highway land;
\n?
\nminor repairs to existing white lining;
\n?
\nroad studs;
\n?
\nremoval of illegal signs\/fly posting;
\n?
\nrandom inspection of street furniture.
\n4.4 It should be noted that all reports of highway defects including, in particular, potholes, should be made immediately through the Highways Helpline rather than wait for an Area Committee meeting. If such items are not immediately reported, there can be an unnecessary delay before urgent repairs are carried out. (Note: the Highway Helpline number is 0845 6037 623.)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The list of possible works is in thsi document here<\/a> (1Mb)
\n
\nTh<\/strong>ere’s a lot to study here, and we’ll write some more about this tomorrow night!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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