Come to the first St George’s Ward Partnership Meeting – 4th July, 7.30pm
As part of changes introduced by Labour in Islington Council, the North Area Committee which was terribly poorly attended has been abolished. As a new Councillor I found the Committee almost totally pointless since many of the issues covered were not local to St George’s. I was pleased, therefore, when the Executive decided to look at changing the way local Councillors can engage with local residents and hold Council officers and other local providers to account.
We will be having our first meeting of the new ward-based committee on Monday 4th July, from 7.30-9pm at St George’s Church, Crayford Roadand we want as many people from the local community to come to discuss:
- The proposed new Budgens on Campdale Road
- Match-day parking
- Gang issues on the Tufnell Park Estate
Even if you aren’t interested in these issues, please come along to make suggestions of future agenda items. Since this is the first year of the committee we will be learning as we go along, but the aim is to rotate the chair every six months between the three ward Councillors in St George’s. We hope that residents will come along to make their voice heard, and to see what is going on in their local area. This will be a really good way to meet up with neighbours and help to tackle issues together.
Meanwhile, if you need to get in touch or would like more information about how the ward partnership meetings will work please contact Cllr Jessica Asato at jessica@jessicaasato.co.uk or call 07939 594 634
Look forward to seeing you on the 4th July!
