Petition for the Creation of a Parish Council Ryde Area

• The Isle of Wight Council has received a petition requesting that a Parish Council be established which, if created, would encompass the currently unparished areas of the existing Electoral Divisions of Ashey, Binstead, Ryde North West, Ryde North East, Ryde South West, Ryde South East, St. Johns West and St. Johns East . A map detailing the proposed boundaries of the Parish Council can be viewed via the Isle of Wight Council website, iwight.com, and at the following locations during normal office hours:
  
  
  Customer Services, County Hall, High Street, Newport, Isle of Wight Ryde Help Centre, High Street, Ryde, Isle of Wight
  
  
• Views are invited on the establishment of the Parish Council for the area in question, including the proposed boundaries, along with comments on the number of Councillors who should serve on the Council, and, if the Parish is to be divided into Wards, the number of Wards that should be created, along with the areas they should cover.
  
  
• The Isle of Wight Council is obliged to consult on the proposals, and the petition will be forwarded to the Secretary of State and The Electoral Commission as received, along with any further recommendations that the Isle Of Wight Council may choose to make, and with a summary of local opinion on the proposals, within a period of thirteen weeks from the date of receipt.
  
  
• A Public Meeting to discuss the proposals will be held on Wednesday 28th June 2006, in the Ryde Theatre, Lind Street, Ryde, commencing at 7:00pm
  
  
• Any comments on these proposals should be forwarded to the Electoral Services Officer, Isle of Wight Council, County Hall, Newport, Isle Of Wight, PO30 1UD, by telephone to (01983) 823341, or by e-mail to electoral.services@iow.gov.uk by Monday 3rd July 2006.
  
  
• You may also send any comments direct to the following at any time:
  
  

  For comments relating to the formation of the Parish Council : Mrs. Sylvia Neumann Department for Communities and Local Government Democracy and Local Governance Zone 5/G9 Eland House Bressenden Place London SW1E 5DU

  For comments relating to Warding and Numbers of Councillors: Ann Devine The Electoral Commission Trevelyan House Great Peter Street London SW1P 2HW

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