“This Council congratulates the volunteers behind the Save Milton Country Park campaign on raising the issue of the future of the Park to front page news in the local paper. This Council supports the Save Milton Country Park campaign and deplores the decision taken by Cabinet to instruct officers to close the park if no suitable partnership to take on the management of the park could be arranged or appeared likely by 31st August.”
Decision:
RESOLVED
This Council supports the aims of the ‘Save the Milton Country Park’ campaign to keep Milton Country Park open, congratulates the volunteers for raising the profile of the issue and encourages all parties to work together to find a long term partnership for the management of the park.
Minutes:
Councillor Mrs HM Smith moved and RT Summerfield seconded a Motion in the following terms:
“This Council congratulates the volunteers behind the Save Milton Country Park campaign on raising the issue of the future of the Park to front page news in the local paper. This Council supports the Save Milton Country Park campaign and deplores the decision taken by Cabinet to instruct officers to close the park if no suitable partnership to take on the management of the park could be arranged or appeared likely by 31st August.”
Councillor Mrs VG Ford moved and SM Edwards seconded an amendment in the following terms:
“This Council supports the aims of the ‘Save the Milton Country Park’ campaign to keep Milton Country Park open, and encourages all parties to work together to find a long term partnership solution for the management of the park.”
With the consent of the mover and seconder, the amendment was further amended as follows:
“This Council supports the aims of the ‘Save the Milton Country Park’ campaign to keep Milton Country Park open, congratulates the volunteers for raising the profile of the issue and encourages all parties to work together to find a long term partnership for the management of the park.”
The amendment, on being put, was declared carried, the voting being recorded as follows:
FOR (29):
Dr DR Bard |
RE Barrett |
NCF Bolitho |
BR Burling |
TD Bygott |
Mrs PS Corney |
Mrs SJO Doggett |
SM Edwards |
Mrs SM Ellington |
Mrs VG Ford |
Mrs JM Guest |
R Hall |
JA Hockney |
Mrs CA Hunt |
PT Johnson |
RMA Manning |
MJ Mason |
RM Matthews |
DC McCraith |
DH Morgan |
CR Nightingale |
AG Orgee |
Mrs DP Roberts |
NJ Scarr |
Mrs DSK Spink MBE |
RJ Turner |
Mrs BE Waters |
TJ Wotherspoon |
NIC Wright |
|
AGAINST (17)
JD Batchelor |
Mrs PM Bear |
AN Berent |
RF Bryant |
JP Chatfield |
Mrs A Elsby |
Dr SA Harangozo |
Mrs EM Heazell |
Mrs HF Kember |
SGM Kindersley |
Mrs JE Lockwood |
RB Martlew |
Mrs HM Smith |
JH Stewart |
RT Summerfield |
Dr SEK van de Ven |
JF Williams |
|
ABSTAIN (1) MP Howell
The substantive Motion was declared carried, the voting being recorded as follows:
FOR (37)
Dr DR Bard |
RE Barrett |
AN Berent |
NCF Bolitho |
RF Bryant |
EW Bullman |
BR Burling |
TD Bygott |
Mrs PS Corney |
Mrs SJO Doggett |
SM Edwards |
Mrs SM Ellington |
Mrs VG Ford |
Mrs JM Guest |
R Hall |
Mrs SA Hatton |
JA Hockney |
Mrs CA Hunt |
PT Johnson |
Mrs JE Lockwood |
RMA Manning |
RB Martlew |
MJ Mason |
RM Matthews |
DC McCraith |
DH Morgan |
CR Nightingale |
AG Orgee |
Mrs DP Roberts |
NJ Scarr |
Mrs HM Smith |
Mrs DSK Spink MBE |
RT Summerfield |
RJ Turner |
Mrs BE Waters |
TJ Wotherspoon |
NIC Wright |
|
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AGAINST (2): JD Batchelor, Mrs PM Bear
ABSTAIN (1): MP Howell
NOT VOTED (8):
NN Cathcart |
Mrs A Elsby |
Dr SA Harangozo |
Mrs EM Heazell |
Mrs HF Kember |
SGM Kindersley |
Dr SEK van de Ven |
JF Williams |
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Council RESOLVED that:
This Council supports the aims of the ‘Save the Milton Country Park’ campaign to keep Milton Country Park open, congratulates the volunteers for raising the profile of the issue and encourages all parties to work together to find a long term partnership for the management of the park.