Agenda item

Questions to the Leader of the Council

Councillor Mrs Grigg asked the following question of the Leader of the

Council:

How does the Leader intend to improve the relationship with Kent County Council in order that progress can be made with the Local Plan?

The Leader of the Council responded to the question.

Councillor Mrs Grigg asked a supplementary question of the Leader of the

Council, but it was rejected by the Mayor on the grounds that it duplicated a question to be asked by another Member.

Councillor Newton asked the following question of the Leader of the Council:

Following my previous question to the Leader at Full Council in respect of the serious congestion issues at peak times in Maidstone, does he accept that the evidence published last week clearly shows that deaths from traffic related pollution are rising.  Does he therefore agree that Maidstone Borough Council’s proposals put to Kent County Council to widen the Sutton Road in order to accommodate the additional traffic from proposed developments to the south and south east of Maidstone is not a sensible option given the fact that pollution at the Wheatsheaf Traffic Lights is already above EU standards and that planning proposals in this area will do nothing for the health of the residents of this Borough?

The Leader of the Council responded to the question.

Councillor Newton asked the following supplementary question of the Leader of the Council:

Does the Leader agree that in the light of the 745 deaths due to air pollution in Kent, there is a serious need for the south and south east relief road to take some pressure off the residents of the Borough who are breathing in the fumes?

The Leader of the Council responded to the question.

Questions to Cabinet Members

Councillor Vizzard asked the following question of the Cabinet Member for Environment:

Would the Cabinet Member for Environment indicate what is the timescale for the review of the Saturday Freighter Service as reported in the Waste Strategy Report 2014-2019 dated 3 April 2014?

The Cabinet Member for Environment responded to the question.

Councillor Moriarty asked the following question of the Cabinet Member for Planning, Transport and Development:

Can the Cabinet Member for Planning, Transport and Development tell me the total amount of Section 106 money received and not yet spent and how much is still awaited as a result of planning decisions?  Do you have this as a Ward by Ward breakdown?

The Cabinet Member for Planning, Transport and Development responded to the question.

Councillor Moriarty asked the following supplementary question of the Cabinet Member for Planning, Transport and Development:

Can the information be shared regularly by the Cabinet Member and published so that all Council Tax payers are aware of the impact in their area?

The Cabinet Member for Planning, Transport and Development responded to the question.

Councillor Mrs Gooch asked the following question of the Cabinet Member for Planning, Transport and Development:

Following the recent Planning, Transport and Development Overview and Scrutiny Meeting, will the Cabinet Member for Planning, Transport and Development confirm that consultation with, and the involvement of, Parish Councils, will be significantly improved during the continuing difficult and challenging Local Plan process?

The Cabinet Member for Planning, Transport and Development responded to the question.

Councillor Mrs Gooch asked the following supplementary question of the Cabinet Member for Planning, Transport and Development:

How would development at Detling Airfield be viewed in the context of the AONB?

The Cabinet Member for Planning, Transport and Development responded to the question.

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