On 14th August, Babergh's Strategy Committee considered a paper on the proposals of the Boundary Committee and the available comments from various town and parish councils in the district.
As a result of the debate, Councillors made a series of recommendations to the full Council meeting on 2nd September.
These are:
1. That the Boundary Committee's draft proposal for unitary local government in Suffolk be supported.
2. That in accordance with the invitation at paragraph 6.38 of the Boundary Committee's Draft Proposal to comment on the indicative boundaries for the proposed unitary authorities, the Boundary Committee be asked to consider redrawing the boundary of the proposed North Haven unitary to include Hadleigh and the parishes of Aldham, Burstall, Chattisham, Elmsett, Higham, Hintlesham, Holton St Mary, Layham, Raydon, Wenham Magna, Wenham Parva and Whatfield.
3. That the Chief Executive prepares a draft response to the Boundary Committee to reflect these views and the supporting arguments, including comments on the Boundary Committee's draft proposal for Lowestoft, for consideration by Strategy Committee on 18 September, it being noted that the business case assessments for possible unitary authorities will have been completed by that date.
4. That the above recommendations be notified to all Town and Parish Councils in the District and to other Babergh stakeholders with an invitation to make comments on these before Babergh's response to the Boundary Committee is finalised at an Extraordinary Meeting of Council on 23 September 2008
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