Council Meeting
10 October 2024
COUNCIL PRIORITIES

1. At its meeting on 8 February 2024, the Council resolved:
Council Priorities – The Chairman presented the report upon the Council’s
Strategic Investment Plan, developed at two Council workshops in June and
November 2023. The report identified key projects and estimated the likely
costs of realising them. The next stage in the process was for the feasibility of
the projects to be investigated, each with a councillor lead and for each
project to report back in September 2024 when the plan could be amended or
further prioritised. New projects which may come forward could be added.
It was proposed by Councillor Miller, seconded by Councillor Rothwell and
RESOLVED (unanimously):
1.that feasibility of the proposed activities itemised above should be
commenced
2.that note be taken of the outline costs of each activity
3.that the lead councillor for each item should be:
o Congregational Church, Joan Miller
o Affordable Housing, Simon Rothwell (subsequently amended to Lyn
Matthews
o Road Safety, Nigel Roberts
o Footpaths extension, John Price for RFF Committee
o Hopper Bus, Babergh DC (PC contact Joan Miller)
o Playing Fields, Graeme Woodcock for Playing Fields Committee
o Children & families, Lyn Matthews for Young People Committee
(subsequently amended to Sallie Davies)
o Refresh Website, Rob Wombwell
o Welcoming Newcomers, Mark Hurley
4.that the activities will report back before the end of Sept 2024 to provide an
indication of the viability of each activity and the requirement for investment.
2. Appended to this report is the note of 8 February 2024 describing the above
priorities with preliminary outline costings.
3. Each lead councillor is asked to update the Council on progress regarding the
feasibility and costs of the above priorities.

Graham White
Parish Clerk
3 October 2024