Meeting documents

SSDC Area North Committee
Wednesday, 24th September, 2014 1.30 pm

  • Meeting of Area North Committee, Wednesday 24th September 2014 1.30 pm (Item 76.)

Minutes:

Councillor Sue Steele advised that she had attended a Flooding Group Steering meeting and she asked if the Area North Committee could look at other areas which may be at risk of flooding in the future.  The Area Development Manager (North) noted that the Council’s Engineer and Civil Contingencies Manager were due to attend the next meeting and she would ask them to incorporate this into their report.

Councillor Derek Yeomans advised that Somerset County Council had numbered every drain and gully in the county to assist the public in reporting blockage issues.  He also noted that work to raise the level of the road at Muchelney was due to commence on 29th September 2014.

Councillor Patrick Palmer reported that the Drainage Board were waiting for a report from the Environment Agency on flooding at Long Load bridge.