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The administration says it recognises the need to deal with poverty and would do all it could to challenge the issues, but Cllr Brodie says he won't let them off the hook
Andrew Garratt
Andrew Garratt was elected as Isle of Wight councillor for Parkhurst in the May 2017 local council elections. He was re-elected to the same ward in the May 2021 elections.
He is a member of the Liberal Democrat Party and Chairman of the Audit Committee.
Below are some of the articles in which Cllr Garratt is mentioned.
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Cllr Ward said crossing at the roundabout down from Sainsbury's petrol station is "not dangerous" and that "it's more a perception than reality" adding, "We are not an administration that wastes money"
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Six councillors abstained from voting and five voted against the motion for the Isle of Wight council to support the Government's Climate and Ecological Emergency Bill
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Councillor Andrew Garratt said he has tried to get the council to “crack on” with getting a contractor for the Newport roadworks, pushing “every month” at project board meetings for updates
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Confidentiality agreements will bind the limited number of Cllrs who are admitted to the exclusive briefing about the Highways PFI from disclosing information they learn - even from other councillors, claims Cllr Brodie
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Cllr Brodie asked the meeting how they could in all conscience, and with potential legal risk, sign confidentiality undertakings
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Three alternative budgets were presented at last night's full council meeting. Details of the presentations and votes within
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Councillors debated and voted on next year's budget, which sees £5.5m of cuts/savings to public services including a 2.99 per cent increase to Council Tax, £1 overnight parking across the Island and 5% increase in crematorium and cemetery charges.
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Several readers have asked for a transcript of Cllr Clare Mosdell’s speech from last week’s full council meeting where spoke in favour of Cllr Steve Hastings being leader of the council, so here it is
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Many residents have said how much they appreciate the new streetlights after many years with little or no lighting
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The Conservatives tried to get a Motion through Full Council - praising themselves for the whole Island’s handling of Covid-19. Unsurprisingly, there was a significant pushback. All the details are in this report, for those who really want to understand what happened
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More voices are added to the concerns expressed about the reopening of primary and special schools from tomorrow. Read the details within
