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Welcome to this week’s blog - as always, thanks for having a read.
This is our first blog of 2026 so Happy New Year to you all. We ended last year sharing the news that having built up Selsey Town Council's reserves so we have something to draw upon now, when things like Selsey’s Christmas lights and play equipment need replacing, we hope residents will be pleased with what we have agreed in terms of STC’s part of April’s council tax increase. The exact percentage won’t be clear until Chichester District Council finalises things in March once they know how much more West Sussex County Council and the police are seeking, but we believe the size of the increase will compare very favourably with them and other councils.
We’d like to remind you, as you may still be discarding the odd thing after Christmas, that batteries and small electrical items, such as mobile phones, vapes, and hairdryers should...
not be thrown away in your household waste or recycling bins, as they often contain hazardous materials which can start a fire when the items are crushed during the collection and sorting process.
Last week Donna had West Sussex County Council’s Children and Young Peoples’ Services Committee on Wednesday, which clashed with CDC’s Planning Committee so she did her best to be at them both for as long as she could. Val also had CDC’s Planning Committee, then in the evening the team had Full Selsey Town Council. I didn't make it as I was collecting our student nurse daughter from her paediatric placement. You may have read that patient violence towards NHS staff has continued to increase and has hit a disturbingly high level: -
Next week, on Monday morning, Donna is debating the merits of development with the Leader of Chichester District Council, Adrian Moss at The Academy in Selsey to Year 7. I am catching up with staff in Selsey Town Hall while she does so. In the afternoon I have CDC’s Corporate Governance and Audit Committee so she will come with me to Chichester to follow up on a couple of things. On Tuesday Steve, Val, Donna and I...
have Full CDC. On Wednesday Val and Donna have CDC’s Development, Planning and Infrastructure Panel.
You can watch meetings live: CDC and WSCC.
I was unlucky on my way to school today. I was rerouted in Surrey down some country roads. An oncoming vehicle forced me off the road flattening my front passenger tyre. My car pump was unable to reinflate it, so I sat back and waited for the AA. Fellow motorists may be interested in the new government national pothole map that lets you compare how well each local authority is doing in terms of road maintenance with everybody else: -
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As always, from the whole Team, stay safe.
Tim
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