Important Essex County Council reports on the Wivenhoe Quarry and Sunnymead sites
These reports can be found by going to the Essex County Council website and entering the word 'Wivenhoe' in the search box.
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Pothole at the junction of De Vere Lane and Woodland Way
I have reported this pothole, which has been there for some time, to the Highways Authority in the hope that it may be rapidly filled in.
Wivenhoe Councillors' current allowances
MARK CORY Colchester City Council basic allowance: £7,293 55p Colchester City Council Deputy Leader of the Council: £13,784 82p Essex County Council basic allowance: £12,292 Total: £33,370 37p MICHELLE BURROWS Colchester City Council basic allowance: £7,293 55p Colchester City Council Cabinet Member's allowance: £13,128 43p Total: £20,421 98p ANDREA LUXFORD-VAUGHAN Colchester City Council basic allowance: £7,293 55p Colchester City Council Cabinet Member's allowance: £13,128 43p Total: £20,421 98p TOTAL ALLOWANCES PAID TO THESE THREE COUNCILLORS: £74,214 33p These allowances are due to the three Liberal Democrat Party members. Tax has to be paid on these allowances plus a tithe (currently at 10 per cent according to the most recent information available) to the local party organisation.
Colchester Council to start charging for garden waste collection from mid-January 2024
Details of the Council's proposed charging plans to be submitted to its Cabinet can be found here . Residents are expected to pay £10 in a set-up fee, £30 for a single wheelie bin, and an annual fee of £55. All these charges will be subject to an annual review in the future. The Council hopes to save £200,000 from the scheme in 2024 and, perhaps, £700,000 in the following year. Somehow or other, it will not in my view be a popular move.