STURTON BY STOW PARISH COUNCIL MET IN THE OLD SCHOOLROOM ON WEDNESDAY 3RD MARCH 2004 WITH CLLR. C. ELKINGTON IN THE CHAIR.

APOLOGIES WERE RECIEVED FROM CLLR. MRS S. BRADSHAW.

PRESENT WERE CLLRS. MRS J. WINES, MRS C. CHRISTIE, A. CHAMBERS, R. SHORE, G. COURTNEY, P. TURNEY, D. TAYLOR, CTY. CLLR. B. KNIGHT, 6 LGE AND THE CLERK.

THE CHAIRMAN WELCOMED MR DAVID PYPER FROM YORKSHIRE ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION SERVICE ( YEDL) WHO GAVE A REPORT ON THE LOCAL ELECTRICITY SUPPLY AND ANSWERED QUESTIONS.

HE TOLD THE MEETING THAT STURTON BY STOW IS DUE TO HAVE A COMPREHENSIVE SURVEY DONE IN THE VERY NEAR FUTURE PRIOR TO A REFURBISHMENT PROGRAMME WHICH WILL START EARLY IN THE NEW FINANCIAL YEAR.

THE MEETING WAS REASURRED THAT PROBLEMS WOULD NOT RECUR AND WERE DISAPPOINTED BY THE LACK OF INVESTMENT BY THE COMPANY.

IT WAS AGREED THAT ALETTER SHOULD BE SENT TO YEDL REQUESTING THAT POWER SUPPLY LINES BE PUT UNDERGROUND WHERE POSSIBLE.

THE CHAIRMAN THANKED MR PYPER FOR HIS TIME AND INFORMATION AND INVITED CTY. CLLR. BRIAN KNIGHT TO GIVE AN UPDATE ON VARIOUS LOCAL PROJECTS.

MEETING WAS OPENED TO THE PUBLIC AT 8.18 PM

A QUESTION WAS ASKED REGARDING THE SITUATION ON THE GLEBE OPEN SPACE.

MEETING WAS CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC AT 8.30 PM