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Where is the Stourport Heath Concern Voice on WFDC Planning?
The Health Concern Group on Wyre Forest District Council is made up of 9 councillors consisting of 5 from Stourport on Severn and 4 from Kidderminster.
Health Concern have 3 seats on the councils planning committee, and yet all 3 go all to Kidderminster Councillors including their busy Leader and Mayor of Kidderminster Cllr Howard Martin.
Cllr John Campion, Leader of the Council says “The late Cllr Jill Fairbrother-Millis was a strong Stourport Health Concern voice on the planning committee and she will be sorely missed. Health Concerns Kidderminster biased Leadership needs to now recognise his Stourport constituents and give them a voice on District Planning and nominate one of his many Stourport Councillors.”
He added “The Conservative Group ensures that it send its representatives from around the District but Health Concern with its large number of Stourport Councillors has to play its part.”
Kidderminsters Night Mayor
By tradition the Mayor of Kidderminster, as first citizen of the Town is politically neutral. This convention allows politicians from all parties to unite behind the civic figurehead.
Cllr Howard Martin is the Mayor of Kidderminster, and also the Leader of the Health Concern group. Cllr Martin continues to conduct himself in a highly political manor including calling for one of the Trustees he represents to resign.
Some important questions now need to be answered:
Is the role of Leader of the Opposition on WFDC and the Civic role of the Mayor of Kidderminster incompatible?
Are none of the other eight Health Concern District Councillors capable of leading the opposition whilst Cllr Martin is busy being Mayor? (After all he recently stated that WFDC business was not top of his priorities)
Is Cllr Martin really the control freak he is rumoured to be?
Will the Stourport based Health Concern group wrestle some of their power back from their Kidderminster Leaderships iron like grip?
The residents of Wyre Forest deserve more from the main opposition party than personal power trips
Conservatives Champion War Memorial Improvements
The War Memorial at St Mary’s Church is Kidderminster looks set to be lit up thanks to funding from Wyre Forest District Council Conservative Adm. As well as the new lighting, the Council will also be erecting two new flag poles.
At the June Cabinet meeting it was also agreed to allocate two thousand pounds to the Kidderminster War Memorial Trust. The money will mean some of its ongoing projects can be completed, including the creation of a book of remembrance. The Cabinet also approved funding of one thousand pounds for both Bewdley and Stourport War Memorials.
Councillor John Campion, Leader of Wyre Forest District Council said,
“The up keep of the War Memorials and the environment they are in is important. We want future generations to be able to remember the sacrifices that people made to ensure our freedom today. The Cabinet agreed the scheme to provide two new flag poles and lighting at the War memorial in Kidderminster as it felt it will be a benefit to the local community and visitors to the memorial.“
The Council allocated £10,000 in its budget towards improving the District’s War Memorials. Funding has also been pledged from Councillors’ Community Leadership Funds.
Statement from Cllr John Campion, Leader of Wyre District Council Conservative Group
“I have today withdrawn the Conservative Whip from Cllr Ahmed following revelations in relation to his recent criminal convictions. The Conservative Group on Wyre Forest District Council expects the very highest of standards of behaviour from its members and it is now apparent that Cllr Ahmed has dramatically failed to meet those standards and his membership is now untenable.”
“The implications of today’s decision are that Cllr Ahmed will no longer be a member of Wyre Forest District Council Conservative group and will now be an independent Councillor. Cllr Ahmed is expected to also resign his member of the Wyre Forest Conservative Association today.”
Friday 26th June 2009
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