Hope Mansell Parish Council - What We Do
The Parish Council exists to represent and assist the people of the parish, is the first rung on the ladder of government, and a first place to call for ultra-local issues, since the council should also know where to go if its members are unable to resolve an issue. Basically, we're here to help.
Currently, Hope Mansell Parish Council - which includes Dancing Green and Bailey Lane End:
- Deals with Herefordshire Council and Balfour Beatty in matters to do with roads, for instance potholes and speeding
- Works to keep footpaths clear and accessible
- Receives planning applications in the parish and makes comments to Herefordshire planning department (but has no decision-making power)
- Is able to make small financial contributions to certain local initiatives
- Tries to assist in a variety of miscellaneous concerns, for example, paying for and installing a defibrillator at Bailey Lane End, looking for solutions to anti-social behaviour at the viewpoint
Parish Council meetings are open to the public - anyone can come along.
Where does the money come from?
The Parish Council requests a precept from Herefordshire (£2,500 in 2019-20) which is charged to Council Tax from properties in the Parish. The amount of the precept is based on the Parish Council's assessment of its needs during the year - which obviously depend on what it expects to do.