At a meeting of Pembroke Dock Town Council held at the Pater Hall, Pembroke Dock, recently the following matters were discussed:

Matters arising

The deputy town clerk informed members that the street hoovers, which were on loan from the Chamber of Trade, had been collected and subsequently tested successfully. It was hoped that these would come into general usage over the next week or so.

Victorian post box: Concerns were raised again over the deterioration of the post box located on Pembroke Street. The deputy town clerk confirmed that there was no further news on repairs, but following a conversation with Clr. A. Wilcox, he had confirmed he would assist in trying to obtain a replacement cover as soon as possible.

Public services in Wales - Commission on Public Services: The deputy town clerk stated that an email had been received from the Welsh Government outlining the role of the chairman of the Commission on Public Service Governance and Delivery. The commission was established in April by the First Minister to provide an opportunity to examine how public services are governed.

The commission was undertaking an extensive programme of taking evidence from as wide a body of organisations and representatives as possible.

There were several ways in which people could engage with the work of the commission.

The deputy town clerk stated that she could make a survey available to all councillors. The closing date for this was August 31.

The deputy town clerk informed members that the commission would be holding a number of informal drop-in sessions in order to hear the views of a wide range of people, to collect a broad range of perspectives, and to provide an opportunity for people to speak to the commission face to face.

There was to a drop-in session held in the Pembrokeshire Archives, Haverfordwest, on September 11 between 12 and 6 pm.

Pembroke Dock Cricket Club: As a result of the town council making a grant to the cricket club, a letter of thanks had been received from Mr. Andrew Scott-Davies, the chairman of the club.

Pembroke Dock Community School - Summer Learning Project: As a result of the town council making a grant to this school for the summer learning project, a letter of thanks had been received from Mrs. Michele Thomas, the headteacher of the school.

New traffic order: The deputy town clerk reported on proposed new traffic orders: No waiting at any time, Argyle Street - the proposal was to increase the length of the double yellow lines from 20m to 30m at the access to the health centre/council offices.

Gordon Street, both sides - double yellow lines are proposed for the length from the junction with Water Street westwards to the existing lines at the private car park access north of No.1. Parking occurred on the road blocking sight when using the car park access points.

Harbour Way, all of turning area at the north of end of the street.

Limited waiting time 30 minutes - Albion Square, north side limited waiting for four spaces was proposed adjacent to the newsagents.

It was commented that cars had been parking on the existing yellow lines in Argyle Street which made exiting from the council offices difficult.

The deputy town clerk stated that in Albion Square, spaces would be marked out as limited waiting time. It was noted whether this would affect local residents, however, Clr. M. Murton did not feel that it was residents' cars that were tending to park in the area on a daily basis.

REPORTS FROM TOWN COUNCIL

REPRESENTATIVES SERVING ON OUTSIDE BODIES

Police forum: Clr. M. Murton commented that she had recently attended a police forum meeting which was very well attended and had Hywel Jones, planning officer at PCC, as a guest speaker. There were plenty of questions for Mr. Jones, but not many directly answered questions. Clr. Murton informed members of a couple of guest speakers who would attend future police forums, Ross Evans and Simon Hart MP. Mr. Hart will attend the September 4 forum.

Summer festival: Clr. D. Earl expressed his thanks for the summer festival. There had been good attendance on the coastal walk despite the bad weather early on. Clr. Earl also commented on the good attendance by local residents at both the Saturday and Sunday events despite inclement weather.

COMMUNITY ISSUES

Dog fouling: It was noted that dog fouling seemed to have become a major issue again. The local PCSOs had confirmed that as yet no-one had been caught and fined.

County council maintenance issues: It was commented that there was a lack of road marking around Maypole Corner and other areas in the town. The deputy town clerk asked members to submit specific areas of concern and these would be chased up at PCC who were more likely to visit to cover a number of jobs rather than individual ones.

It was commented there were loose tiles outside Barclays Bank.

It was commented that following PCC carrying out some tests at 26 Law Street, there were now loose bricks which needed remedial attendance.

It was commented about residents' concerns over the possibility of allotments created on the proposed village green at Pennar. The deputy town clerk stated that nothing had yet been discussed with residents so this was hearsay at this time.

It was commented that some of the trees along the road toward the military cemetery had branches falling off into gardens and onto pavements and there was a concern of injury to passers-by. Clr. P. Kraus had a contact at PCC whom he would speak to. There was further comment made over the holes around the cemetery, but this was an ongoing issue being investigated by the county council.

It was commented how lovely the flowers looked around the Pump House and Pater Hall.