Today (Tuesday) sees the third in our series of top three priorities of newly-elected Isle of Wight councillors.
After the election News OnTheWight got in touch with each of the 39 councillors asking to share their top three priorities with our readers.
Five article series
All but one did, so over a series of five articles you’ll be able to learn a little more about your local representatives.
We have split the article up geographically – North; Central; East; South and Bay; and West. Here are the elected councillors for the eastern region with their top three priorities.
Bembridge – Joe Robertson
- Help our local community and businesses recover from the pandemic
- Support vulnerable residents and ensure everyone has access to the care they need
- Protect our village from inappropriate development
Binstead and Fishbourne – Ian Dore
- Raise awareness and reduce speeding in the Ward
- Reduce Dog Fouling in the Ward
- To improve the Recreational Area in Binstead
Brading and St Helens – Jonathan Bacon
- Being available to and able to help local residents and businesses with their issues
- Protecting the local environment and preventing inappropriate development
- Restricting traffic speeds and dealing with parking and obstruction of the highway
Haylands and Swanmore – Vanessa Churchman
- Stop over-development of housing on greenfield sites in and around Ryde
- Introduce a 20mh speed limit within the suburban streets of my ward
- Continue the war on dog mess, litter and problems caused by inappropriate parking
Newchurch, Havenstreet and Ashey – Clare Mosdell
- Safer Rural Village Roads, with greater enforcement of Speed Limits, plus weight and width restrictions
- Proper Social and Affordable Housing, truly affordable to Island Families
- Rights of Ways to employ a Definitive Map Officer
Ryde Appley and Elmfield – Michael Lilley
- Mental Well-Being – Seeing the improvement of the mental well-being of my Ward residents and all IW Residents
- Stopping large developments on greenfield sites in my Ward and other parts of the Island, preserve green space within IW urban areas, preservation of small scale farming, and move to building affordable homes on brownfield sites
- Employment creation and opportunities within Ryde and the development of a strong social economy
Ryde Monktonmead – Karen Lucioni
- Covid recovery
- Environmental issues
- Community safety
Ryde North West – Phil Jordan
- To restore Ryde Town Hall back into community use
- To deliver the Ryde HAZ scheme to completion
- To find a permanent solution for the former Ice Rink building
Ryde South East – Warren Drew
- Helping support the delivery of educational opportunities and youth activities
- Reducing the level of antisocial behaviour
- Protecting the community from inappropriate housing development
Ryde West – Ian Stephens
- Covid recovery
- Financial stability
- Health and well-being
