A Personal Message from Councillor Sam Potts

Welcome to my web site. I would like to thank all those residents of Ouse Valley for their support in the Milton Keynes Council Elections. I am proud to represent this area as your Liberal Democrat Councillor. I pledge to serve you all to the best of my ability, and to fight to protect our villages.

I intend to use this web site as well as my Focus Newsletter to keep you informed of my activities. Please feel free to email me with any comments, and any local issues that you would like me to address.

Yours,

Sam Potts

Court ruling damning indictment of Labour's military equipment shortages says Sam Potts Fri 11th Apr 2008 Commenting on today's High Court ruling that sending soldiers into operations with faulty equipment could breach their human rights, Cllr Sam Potts said:
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"Conference a success" Thu 13th Mar 2008 Sam Potts has returned from the Liberal Democrat spring conference in Liverpool in an upbeat mood. The conference, which meets twice a year, had a record number of people attending it.
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Sam Potts & The Lib Dems - Working For You - Around the Villages Mon 4th Feb 2008 * Residents in Astwood have been troubled by Ragwort. The Liberal Democrat Milton Keynes Council have agreed to include it in their clearance programme this year.
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Shell Garage Application Sun 3rd Feb 2008 Many local people used the Shell Garage to fill up with petrol. The application to develop the Shell Garage into an urban leisure plaza was opposed by Lib Dem Sam Potts and the Lathbury Parish Meeting who unanimously backed him in opposing this application.
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Standing up for Stoke Goldington Sat 2nd Feb 2008 Councillor Sam Potts has persuaded Milton Keynes Council to commission an independent report into the flooding at Stoke Goldington.
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Petsoe wind farm decision Wed 9th Jan 2008 Just one day after the Council's Development Control Committee had voted 6-5 in favour of granting permission for a wind farm at Petsoe, the decision was put on hold after it was discovered that there was a rarely-used rule in the council's constitution that allowed decisions of the Development Control Committee to be referred back to the full council if it could be shown that there was a flaw in the decision-making process.

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Council tax pegged to inflation Thu 3rd Jan 2008 The Council's Lib Dem administration has once again kept its pledge not to increase council tax above inflation. It is currently consulting local people about its budget and its proposed council tax increase of 3.9%. Council tax in Milton Keynes is well below the national average.
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Council cuts energy use. Wed 2nd Jan 2008 The Carbon Trust, a Government-backed climate change charity, recognised the achievements of the Liberal Democrat Council in cutting energy use and carbon emissions at schools, libraries and other council owned buildings by awarding it membership of the Energy Efficiency Accreditation Scheme. The scheme recognises the achievements in reducing energy by businesses and organisations in industry, commerce and the public sector.

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