From our District Councillor
I would like to take this opportunity to thank the people of Swaffham Prior
who, together with the electors of Reach and Swaffham Bulbeck, have elected me
Councillor for the Swaffham Ward.
It is an honour that you have chosen me to represent you, and I will strive to repay the trust that you have placed in me. The voting figures were: Allen Alderson 389, Francesca Marlow 344, Steven O'Dell 29.
During the by-election campaign, I was able to meet many of you and discuss your problems, including housing, fly tipping, speeding, and teething problems with the green-waste collection. I will now be pursuing these on your behalf.
There will be many challenges ahead, both locally and in East Cambridgeshire. Not least the projected 30% population increase in the county by the year 2016. This will bring many pressures, both in housing and in the infrastructure required for such an increase.
It will be my task to ensure that any changes are in keeping with the three villages.
I have been asked to serve on the Licensing and the Appeals and Complaints Committees. Also to serve on the Joint Area Committee for Environment and Transport.
All Conservative councillors in East Cambridgeshire are free to think and act independently in the best interests of the ward they represent. This means that the needs of Swaffham Prior, Reach and Swaffham Bulbeck can and will come first.
I look forward to working with and for you in the period ahead.