Community Governance Review - stage 2 - Moggerhanger

Responses from consultation

Parish council: no proposal received

5 responses

Comments:

“Moggerhanger struggles to get councillors. But the village is expanding so no need to expect fewer councillor posts.”

“The parish of Moggerhanger and local matters are important to parish residents, with good attendance at meetings.”

“Yes, it is hard to get parish councillors to serve in the parish but the ones we have are dedicated and work for our village. We are also supported by some local volunteer help. We are particularly blessed to have our ward councillor Mr Paul Daniels on our council. He is incredibly helpful.”

Feedback received through the public consultation indicated a preference to retain the current level of representation and to make no other changes. This view has been considered alongside the working group’s rationale to ensure that any final draft recommendation reflects the aims of the terms of reference as well as the views of the community.

Draft recommendations

1. that the parish name of Moggerhanger should remain unchanged
2. that the number of parish councillors on Moggerhanger Parish Council remain unchanged at 7

Reason for recommendations

The current arrangements reflect effective and convenient local government in addition to the current number of councillors being proportionate to the size of the area.