The largest allocation of reserves of £200,000 is to allow us to continue to work with the City Council on the proposed Kingswoods Heath Community Centre and also with an eye to future support of the Chesterwell and St Mark’s potential developments. We continue to recognise the value of community facilities and meet regularly with officers who are welcoming of our views. We are also meeting with officers on the handover of the open space where the Mill Road Rugby Club playing grounds used to be. This has been much delayed by Covid and the City Council review of the plans for the developments in this location, but we are making good progress and a more definite timetable will be available early this year. The Full Council in November recommended a precept demand to the city council of £120,000 to meet the budget once reserves have been accounted for and this is the same as the demand for 21/22 and 22/23. This is the amount we ask from residents through our proportion of your council tax and should mean a similar annual amount for everyone to last year. This was based on what we felt we could focus on in 24/25, whilst recognising the cost-of-living pressures which we all continue to face. As the first tier of Government and recognising the pressure on the higher tiers, we are working on ways we can preserve services for residents. Finally, thank you to those working on our committees. We are pleased to welcome Cllr Phil Coleman as lead of the new Sports and Leisure Working Group, which is looking to improve Myland’s health and wellbeing through sports, leisure and recreational activities and opportunities. This working group is open to residents so please contact us or join us if you have views on what is missing and what you would like to see in your area. As always we are interested in your views on what you would like to see us do in the Parish, so please email me or the Clerk or contact the office directly. Cllr Alison Jay Chair of Myland Council Chair’s Report 5
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