Furness Wind Farm proposal
 A
site at Standish Cote near Marton has been proposed by
Infinergy Limited for a
controversial wind farm scheme. The site is on agricultural land immediately to the
west of Harlock Reservoir, and may be extended to include the replacement of
existing turbines at Harlock Hill.
Infinergy held public exhibitions in Dalton and Ulverston on the 10th & 11th
September 2008, where they presented information and photo-montages relating to the proposed
Standish Cote and Harlock Hill developments. Further details can be found on the
Infinergy Furness
Wind Farm website.
Parish Council News
October 2008
Parish Council meetings normally take place on the first Thursday of each
month, as shown in the Events
Calendar, and are open to the public. The Parish Council
Clerk issues an Agenda a few days before each meeting, and issues Minutes a few days
afterwards. Agendas and full Minutes are published on our
Downloads page.
The following paragraphs are selected from the Minutes of the October 2008
meeting.
107/08 Matters arising. a) 93/08 Councillor Lord asked whether there was any
progress regarding the telephone kiosk at The Green. The Clerk replied that he
had sent a reminder to BT very recently but that no response had been received.
2 b) 94/08 Councillor Lord asked whether there had been any progress regarding
the speed-warning device for London Road. The Clerk replied that nothing had
been heard but the matter would be followed up.
109/08 Report of School Governors. Submission of minutes – if any. The
minutes of the governors’ meeting of 16th June were NOTED. A letter was received
from the clerk to governors enquiring about road markings outside the school and
the 20 mph speed limit. The Clerk confirmed that both matters were in hand and
it was AGREED that he would write back accordingly.
109/08 Report of School Governors. Submission of minutes – if any. The
minutes of the governors’ meeting of 16th June were NOTED. A letter was received
from the clerk to governors enquiring about road markings outside the school and
the 20 mph speed limit. The Clerk confirmed that both matters were in hand and
it was AGREED that he would write back accordingly.
110/08 Lindal Village Green. The Clerk reported that Barrow Borough Council
had now formally placed an order with Cumbria County Council for the
installation of kerbs around the western edge of Lindal’s village green, the
work to be completed during the current financial year.
111/08 Prospective Wind Farm, Standish Cote. The Clerk confirmed that he had
written to Infinergy as agreed in minute 97/08 (October) but that no reply had
as yet been received. The Chairman indicated that he had attended the exhibition
at Ulverston and had been told by Infinergy that discussions had taken place
with Barrow Borough Council planning officials about the route to be used to
gain access to the site. The Clerk confirmed that he had been trying to obtain a
reply from the Borough about the possibility of Parish Councils being involved
in any discussions about routes and transport issues generally but all that he
could learn was that the Parish Council would be consulted in due course. The
next meeting of the liaison group was scheduled for Tuesday, October 28 although
there had been no formal notification to liaison group members.
115/08 Any Other Business. a) Information had been provided by Councillor Ms
Rainbow regarding the Remembrance Sunday arrangements for this year, with a
service being held at the Lindal War Memorial at 10.15 am and one at Marton at
2.00 pm, on Sunday 9th November. Consideration as to who might be able to attend
was deferred until the November meeting. b) Councillor Waite reported that he
would be unable to attend the November meeting, due to holidays. (and possibly
the December meeting). c) Councillor Waite referred to correspondence he had
received regarding the Borough Council’s Christmas Ball. He would not be
attending and the correspondence was passed to Councillor Mrs Kelly for
attention.
116/08 Date and Time of Next Meeting. It was AGREED that the next meeting
would be on Thursday, 6th November 2008, at 7.30 pm in the Buccleuch Hall,
Lindal.
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