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5 Buckden Roundabout
March 2017
FROM YOUR COUNTY COUNCILLOR
February brings the budget setting process by both District and County councils. The Cambridgeshire County Council
budget meeting is to be held on February 14 th 2017 so as you read this article the County Council will have made
their decision regarding the level of council tax for 2017-2018 and residents will be receiving their council tax notic-
es through the post from Huntingdonshire District Council. Cambridgeshire County Council is again faced with the
decision whether to include a 2% Adult social care precept increase on the council tax alongside a possible addition-
al 2% council tax increase giving a possible 4% council tax increase by County Council alone. This is before our dis-
trict colleagues have made a decision about whether to increase their portion of the council tax and the Fire Author-
ity and Police and Crime Commissioner and the individual parish councils.
Please be advised that residents can come along to the Buckden Village Hall on the second Tuesday of the month at
6.30pm for an hour to speak to me. I will be in the Aragon room and no appointment is necessary. My next and final
surgery will be held on Tuesday 14th March 2017 .
Please do not hesitate to get in touch with me.
Julie Wisson, County Councillor Buckden and the Offords.
07725 791459 01767 677837 Julie.Wisson@cambridgeshire.gov.uk
FROM YOUR DISTRICT COUNCILLOR
A1 AND RAILWAY CROSSING TRAFFIC PROBLEMS
I continue to receive comments, almost daily, about the traffic on the A1 and the problems which result when the
Buckden/Offord Main Line level crossing is closed. The situation has not improved in recent months and is forecast
to get worse when the new A14 and improvements to the A428 are completed. The problems on the A1 are not just
experienced by residents of Buckden, Stirtloe and Diddington but also by those living in Southoe. The village’s only
ingress and egress is via the A1 and any attempt to leave the village and travel south is perilous to say the least. I
have arranged a meeting between the A1 Safety Advisory Group, Highways England and our local MP, Jonathan
Djanogly. The purpose of the meeting will be to discuss the possibility of local improvements in the event of the ma-
jor M25 to Brampton Hut rerouting being delayed.
20 MPH LIMIT
The new 20 mph speed limit is now in place. Let us hope that it improves road safety in the village, particularly in the
area around the school. I hope that parents delivering and collecting their children will help road safety by parking
sensibly and in the appropriate places.
PROPOSED NEW DEVELOPMENT
If the developer’s appeal is successful the resultant extra traffic will increase the number of vehicles in the village, on
the A1 and at the level crossing. This is just one of the reasons that I, the Parish Council, the Protect Buckden’s Fu-
ture Group and so many of you are opposing the plan. Let us hope that we are successful. The Public Inquiry is pro-
grammed to start on Tuesday 16th May and proceedings will be open to the public.
Please do not hesitate to contact me about any local issues on 01480 810974 or
at terry.hayward@huntingdonshire.gov.uk
With best wishes
Terry Hayward, District Councillor for Buckden Ward (Buckden, Stirtloe, Diddington, Southoe and Midloe)
From Your Councillors
A14 Bulletin
(These are highlights—for the full bulletin go to the
Roundabout website: http://tinyurl.com/j3yywgf)
 A14 scheme now officially underway; Transport Secretary visited the project to
mark the start of construction
 Traffic management will be implemented shortly including night-time closures on the A1 between Brampton
Interchange and Alconbury, and the A14 between Godmanchester and Dry Drayton
For more info visit the project website at www.highways.gov.uk/A14C2H