Letter from our District Councillors

Cllr Stephen Davies  and  Cllr John Jones

At the Stroud District Council Annual General meeting on May 18th, Cllr Norman Kay stood down as Council Chairman, and Cllr Gary Powell from Stonehouse was elected to serve for the coming year. Cllr Rachel Curley was appointed Vice Chair

The makeup of the 6 major Committees remained as before:-

• Cllr Steve Robinson remains as Chairman of the Community Services and Licensing Committee, with Cllr Jonathan Edmunds as Vice Chair.
• Cllr Simon Pickering is the Chair of the Environment Committee, with Cllr Paul Denny Vice Chair.
• Cllr Mattie Ross stays as Chair of the Housing Committee, with Cllr Chas Townley as Vice Chair.
• Cllr Steve Lydon is Chair of Strategy and Resources, with Cllr Doina Cornell his Vice Chair.
• Cllr Tom Williams stays as Chair of Development Control Committee, (Planning) with Cllr John Marjoram as Vice Chair.
• Cllr Nigel Studdert-Kennedy stay as Chairman of the Audit and Standards Committee, and Cllr Rachel Curley Vice Chair.

All in all, on the Committee set up, it is very much the Status Quo

As ever, your District Councillors for Severn Ward, which includes Eastington, can be contacted on any District Council matters by email or phone:-

Cllr Stephen Davies.  Cllr.Stephen.Davies@stroud.gov.uk  Tel 07802 595307

Cllr John Jones       Cllr.john.jones@stroud.gov.uk      Tel 07808 922918