We held the first meeting of the Mid Suffolk South Community Board last night.  It covers the Gipping Valley and Bosmere areas.  It’s been a long time getting underway and still lacks a common clear understanding of what it will do.  However, that said, it is becoming clearer.

There is still concern that when two tier local government is about to be replaced by unitary authorities, this will just put another body between the parishes and the unitary (County).  It is a Pilot so details can be worked out or even experimented with as we progress.

We agreed the terms of reference, a chairman from Wattisham who is not a councillor, and the range of groups of people who would be asked what they believe their area lacks or needs to improve.  Of course it will be difficult to ensure that this “consultation” is representative and more meaningful than most.