A town council committee was split on Monday evening over whether to install a hedge or a fence around the play park in The Beeches. Councillor Paul Macdonald proposed that the council should demonstrate its green credentials by planting a hedge, which was also the cheaper of the two options. Councillor Rob Fryer and Councillor Sue Fraser were concerned that the hedge might require more maintenance in the long run and that a fence would therefore have a smaller carbon footprint. Voting in favour of the motion were Councillors Paul Macdonald, Bill Parks and Stacie Allensby. Councillors Sue Fraser, Rob Fryer and Denis Brett voted against.
It meant a tied vote in the first meeting in the chair for Councillor Stacie Allensby. She used her casting vote to ensure the council seeks three quotes for the hedge planting, dismissing concerns raised by those voting against.
The BA12 Agenda 