Issue - meetings

In accordance with Council Procedure Rule 8, to allow members of the public to ask questions about the Council’s activities.  The following submissions were received:

a)    Question submitted by Mr R Dell to the Portfolio Holder for Growth

b)    Question submitted by Mrs D Dell to the Portfolio Holder for Growth

In accordance with Council Procedure Rule 8, members of the public were able to put questions about the Council’s activities. The following questions were submitted by Mr and Mrs Dell and in their absence Mr Webb ‘put’ the questions to Councillor Tom Munro, the Portfolio Holder for Growth.

(a)      Question submitted by Mr Dell to Councillor Tom Munro, Portfolio Holder for Growth

          “Recently Council publicity advised the public that finally the Council had secured £15 million. Would you please advise on what date the Memorandum of Understanding was signed and by whom?”

          Councillor Tom Munro responded to the question as follows:

          “Thank you for your question. The Memorandum of Understanding was signed by the Section 151 Officer on the 25^th of February 2025.”

          In accordance with Council Procedure Rule 8.8 Mr Webb put the following supplementary question on behalf of Mr Dell:

          “Everyone welcomes the collective efforts of Council officers and the previous and current MP and the many Councillors who secured the £15m. Mindful of the fragile balance sheets reflected in the soon to be published 31^st March 2024 accounts for both Dragonfly companies, Dragonfly’s request at May’s upcoming full Council for additional funds for the crematorium and presumably their funding request or approval to complete the purchase of the £4 million listed Arromax land in Langwith the capital intensive nature of building development is evident, timescales slip and clearly so do budgets. Where Creswell have 50 years of multi-generational debt due to the rising cost of cement; to quote Councillor McGregor, officers will have been aware of the cost of cement 10 days ago when the MOU was signed. Therefore, construction materials, inflation, employers NI costs etc on the agreed projects are all known, and I am sure are factored into Dragonfly’s costings for each project. Can the Council therefore confirm that no parish or town council or in the case of Pinxton, Church Diocese will be required to secure funding to bridge any budget changes or slippage in any of the projects that the £15 million has been secured for?

          Councillor Tom Munro responded to the question as follows:

“Thank you on behalf of myself to Mr Dell’s supplementary question a written response to the question will be forthcoming, if you can ensure we have a written copy of the question handed to one of our senior officers. Thank you very much indeed.”

(b)            Question submitted by Mrs Dell and put by Mr Webb to Councillor Tom Munro, Portfolio Holder for Growth

“Can the Council please list all economic development and/or regeneration projects that are planned for Clowne and/or Barlborough?”

          Councillor Tom Munro responded to the question as follows:

“Thank you very much for your question, I have a great long list I will read them out as it is important that all members of the public hear it.  Mrs Dell will receive a written copy of this list. So bear with me it is quite a long list. The list includes projects which  ...  view the full minutes text for item 80