Petitions and Public Address
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Decision:
Petition
A petition from Fazal Hussain regarding LTNs
Public Address
Emily Daly regarding LTNs
Mark Goldring regarding the work of the Asylum Welcome charity
Minutes:
Petition
Fazal Hussain presented a petition on behalf of LTN Smart Changes Group, requesting the removal of Low Traffic Neighbourhood Schemes in Cowley and East Oxford
Public Address
Emily Daly, a parish councillor in Lower Heyford, and addressed the Council on the Local Transport and Connectivity Plan. She referred to the omission of a weight limit as part of the Heyford Park development in the plan. She said the policy to replace a point weight limit with area based limits was not included in the plan. She expressed concern about the lack of consultation on the change in policy, that it had appeared to be predetermined and did not take into account the views of local parish councils who were best placed to identify and make representations on the local traffic concerns in their neighbourhoods.
The Monitoring Officer clarified that was not aware of any policy decisions of this council being predetermined.
Mark Goldring addressed the Council on the work of the Asylum Welcome charity, working with asylum seekers and refugees across the county. He referred, in particular, to the efforts of the Council working with local organisations to support refugees from Afghanistan and Ukraine. He asked that the Council establish a permanent refugee support and co-ordination function