Penyffordd Politics

Last local county council election in 2008 three candidates stood.

1. Cllr Colin Bithell  (Ind)  622 votes
2. Cllr Cindy Hinds (Lab)  630 votes
3. Cllr David Williams (Ind)  629 votes

Two positions were voted for so Cindy and David got in much to the disappointment of Colin who if he had got in would have been a county boss in the new Independent administration.

The result was so close that more than one recount was required.

Cllr Colin Bithell got what he deserved. My prospective community councillor election sheet criticised him for his negligence of Chester Rd environment. I like to think I played a small part in his downfall.

Cllr Tom Jones has been a major force in Penyffordd politics, Colin Bithell being his man. I presume David Williams represents a substantial group who are fed up of the Tom Jones spend no money policy. ( also no vision for the village)

No idea who is going to stand in 2012, no one tells me anything but there will be David Williams, one from Tom Jones' camp and one from Labour.

Cllr Cindy Hinds ( Lab) is luke warm on Chester Rd environment so far. I have an email in which she says there is not much speeding traffic. ( I say still over a 1000 a day breaking 30 mph, prove me wrong get FCC to do a survey with the results made public) ( we could also have a survey on how much HGV is using the village. )

Do we have anyone else in the village who is fed up of  the Cllr Tom Jones gang of Independents. There's me I'm fed up with living on an unpoliced road that is a major short cut for lorries and village outsiders.

That's how people get started in politics when they see poor administration by the incumbents. Where David Williams will stick to the rules I won't. The sheet of 10 independents standing for 12 positions is an afront to local democracy used by Tom Jones to keep new faces off the committee. It should be banned. Tom invites new people to stand who he thinks will toe the line , who are meek and mild.
Not much effort required in standing just supply a photo and a few details and a tenth of the printing costs.

Penyffordd is a major short cut because a Labour led Flintshire County Council and a Labour led Welsh Government Assembly decided so.

The current Independent led Flintshire County Council are quite happy with Penyffordd being a short cut. Cllr Tony Sharps of Northop Hall who is in charge of  Flintshire roads to be sure would not put up with the current traffic arrangements in Penyffordd. Northop Hall has major speed bumps at each end of the village.

Independent led Penyffordd Community Council? Oh! they wrote a few letters in protest.

If anyone thinks any of the above is wrong please comment and put me right.
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Current issues in Penyffordd district which will shortly reach over 6000 residents

1. Insufficient sports facilities for the youth
2. No proper health centre within the village.
3. Better online communication by Penyffordd Community Council required.
( minutes and agenda)

There is of course my issue that we are used as a speedy rat run in the village centre for outsiders and HGV. We have a bypass using the village should be made very awkward for through traffic.