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style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">The deadline for the receipt of proposals for using the
£100.000 ’windfall’ received by the Parish from Land Securities<FONT
size=3>, the developers of the new Bishop Centre, </FONT></FONT></SPAN>is just
five days away.</P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt">Proposal must be received by the
Parish Clerk by 30th April. The criteria set by the Parish Council are that a
proposal must offer permanent ‘legacy’ value, must benefit the entire Parish
community, must be affordable within the amount of the ‘windfall’ and must not
must not require any long term maintenance costs which cannot be met within the
Council’s normal annual budget.</P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt">The Clerk has advised that any
proposal which the Council considers fails to meet these criteria will be
rejected and the proposer will be advised of its rejection.</P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt">The proposals meeting the
criteria will be presented for consideration at the Annual Parish Meeting in the
Village Centre on 20th May. Proposers will be allowed up to 5 minutes to present
their idea. </P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt">The Clerk has advised that the
Council will determine which proposals it considers to be feasible at a full
meeting of the Council on a date to be announced,.</P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt">Karl Lawrence</P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt">Chairman, Hitcham and Taplow
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