{"id":11127,"date":"2019-12-04T22:02:31","date_gmt":"2019-12-04T22:02:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress.glyntraian.org.uk\/?p=11127"},"modified":"2020-03-30T23:01:03","modified_gmt":"2020-03-30T23:01:03","slug":"community-consultation-continues-into-new-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.glyntraian.org.uk\/?p=11127","title":{"rendered":"Community Consultation Continues into New Year"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Statement from Glyntraian Community Council in Response to Inaccurate Information from the Forest School Group in December Issue of Glyn News <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Glyntraian\nCommunity Council (GCC) is increasing the level of activity around its community\nengagement programme regarding the future use of the now redundant Ysgol\nPontfadog site through December and into January 2020. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThere\nis a quite vocal minority group, with a special interest in the site, who are\nputting out information locally that their proposed option is something of a\nshoe in. I can categorically assure residents and businesses in Glyntraian that\nno one group or option over another is favoured at present,\u201d said Cllr Graham Barrow,\nGlyntraian Community Council Chairman. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Engagement<\/strong><br>A wide-ranging set of engagement activities are taking place throughout December and January. These include 1-2-1 interviews with key stakeholders, a household leaflet drop to homes across the ward of Glyntraian, a series of public meeting events and online as well as hard copy surveys.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Family Games Competition <\/strong><br>An Interactive Family Games Competition takes place at the Oliver Jones Memorial Hall on Sunday 8<sup>th<\/sup> December 2019 at which contestants can vie for a \u00a350 cash prize whilst having fun taking part in board games, challenges and submitting ideas for the site on the Council\u2019s \u2018graffiti wall\u2019. The event runs from 1pm \u2013 4pm. Register through the Council Clerk, Events page on this website or<a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.co.uk\/e\/interactive-family-games-competition-tickets-82952967559?aff=ebdssbdestsearch\"> Eventbrite<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Polling Day<\/strong> <strong>Presence<\/strong><br>Councillors will also be in attendance at the Oliver Jones Memorial Hall park in Dolywern on Polling Day to meet face-to-face with members of the Glyntraian electorate and take questions and opinion on the future of the site as people leave having cast their vote in the General Election.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Comment Boxes<\/strong><br>Comment boxes to receive opinion and suggestions have been placed in the Swan Inn and Pontfadog Post Office in Pontfadog and the Oliver Jones Memorial Hall in Dolywern. The comment form and FAQ document are also downloadable from the Council\u2019s website at www.glyntraian.org.uk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cllr\nBarrow added: \u201cIt is extremely important that we reach out to as many people in\nthe Glyntraian area as possible with accurate information on the consultation\nprocess, timeline and future use options, and equally importantly, that we are seen\nto be doing so.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Fair and Equitable<\/strong><br>\u201cThe consultation process we are currently engaged in is very far from concluded. We are being scrupulously fair and equitable in gathering and valuing all opinion on the site. The independent consultant appointed by this Council is actively engaged in that process now and will be continuing that work well into January. We expect a final recommendation to this Council in late February 2020.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Anyone\nwishing to keep up to date with the Glyntraian Community Council consultation\non the future of the old school site at Pontfadog is invited to contact the Council\u2019s\nClerk in the first instance by emailing clerk@glyntraian.org.uk or call 07948\n214079. <strong><br>\n<\/strong>-Ends-<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Statement from Glyntraian Community Council in Response to Inaccurate Information from the Forest School Group in December Issue of Glyn News Glyntraian Community Council (GCC) is increasing the level of activity around its community engagement programme regarding the future use of the now redundant Ysgol Pontfadog site through December and into January 2020. \u201cThere is &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.glyntraian.org.uk\/?p=11127\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> 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