About Lower Halstow Parish Council

About Lower Halstow Parish Council

Lower Halstow Parish Council normally meet on the first Tuesday of the month in the Memorial Hall, with the exception of August when there is not a meeting. There is a public session for a defined period of 15 minutes when parishioners of Lower Halstow are welcome to address the meeting during this time. Any other person wishing to address the Parish Council must make a written request to the Clerk.

What does your council do?

Planning, highways, transport and traffic community safety, street lighting, allotments, the burial ground, recreation ground, upkeep of the dock, manage the brickfields, litter, seats, rights of way – these are some of the issues that concern parish government.

Lower Halstow’s website is a wealth of information - https://www.hugofox.com/community/lower-halstow-parish-council-17855/home/?preview=e3277b7cbc194cee8dd5580b9b87877b

You will find the agendas, minutes, standing orders and financial regulations set out there and amongst other items, planning applications and local road closures. Routine business is set out in the agenda, which is published at least 3 working days prior to the meeting. Decisions are recorded in the minutes.

We aim to keep the public updated on Parish Council business via the website. We will occasionally link to the village Facebook page but this is not our primary means of communication, nor should it be. We have no powers to run ‘mini-referendums’ on our decisions via Facebook polls or similar; any parishioners who wish to make representations to the Parish Council should do so by contacting the Clerk, in writing, at least a week in advance of the meeting.

Your council is an elected body in the first tier of local government. Councillors (who are not paid) are elected or co-opted if insufficient candidates are proposed for seats at an election, or to fill a casual vacancy. An ordinary election occurs every four years – would you consider standing for election next time round?