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Jul 2020
Councillors prepare for return in Pateley Bridge
Months after the Covid-19 pandemic disrupted local democracy by bringing a temporary halt to physical meetings, Pateley Bridge Town Council plans to hold its first face to face meeting since lockdown on August 4.
Councillors in Pateley Bridge are preparing for their first face-to-face meeting since March, when coronavirus brought a temporary end to physical gatherings.
Mike Holt, the town's Mayor, told The Stray Ferret:
"Our next council meeting on August 4 is, hopefully, going to be a physical meeting in the Memorial Hall.
"Councillors and officers from Pateley Bridge Town Council and Bewerley Parish Council, assisted by staff from Nidderdale Plus, made the Memorial Hall covid-secure earlier this month."
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The hygiene and social distancing measures enabled the hall to be used to sell resident car parking permits for the current financial year. The annual permits costing £12 are usually sold across four days, but Cllr Holt said:
"In the current circumstances it was felt that one day was enough. However, permits are still available for anyone who missed the sale day."
The meeting in the Memorial Hall will also provide a safe venue to interview the four candidates who have put their names forward for co-option to the council.
There are two vacancies to fill, following the retirement in March of councillors Chris Hawkesworth and Christine Skaife, who between them served for more than 50 years.
- Local residents wishing to purchase a parking permit can obtain one by sending a stamped, addressed envelope, with a cheque for £12 per permit, and the vehicle registration numbers to the Town Council Clerk, The Council Chamber, King Street, Pateley Bridge, HG3 5LE
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