REVIEW OF COMMUNITY REVIEW OF COMMUNITY BOUNDARIES IN THE COUNTY OF THE ISLE OF ANGLESEY
REPORT AND PROPOSALS
APPENDIX C
Summary of Representations Received in Response to the Draft Proposals
HOLYHEAD / TREARDDUR / RHOSCOLYN
Holyhead Town Council expressed disappointment that their community boundary had not been increased to include Trearddur and Rhoscolyn. The Council welcomed the Commission's proposal to realign their boundary to include all of the Retail Park, Anglesey Aluminium, Penrhos and the Ty Mawr development site within the community of Holyhead. The Council supported the proposal to change the representation in each ward and to reduce the number of councillors representing the Community from 21 to 16.
Trearddur Community Council supported the Commission's decision not to merge the three communities of Holyhead, Trearddur and Rhoscolyn. They did not support the Commission's proposed alteration to the boundary between Trearddur and Holyhead as they considered that the nature reserve had been well looked after by their Council and they had a good relationship with Anglesey Aluminium. They considered that the Ty Mawr development had been well looked after by their Council and they had been very active in insuring that the historical and archaeological features were preserved. They proposed an alternative realignment of the boundary to tidy up the area of the Penrhos retail park. With regard to the suggestion that the council membership be reduced the Council asked the Commission to consider that Trearddur is large in area with a population well in excess of the number of electors due to the large number of second, holiday and mobile homes. They considered that during the Summer months the population increases to well over four times the quoted population.
CWM CADNANT / PENMYNYDD
Cwm Cadnant Community Council strongly opposed the suggested recommendations as they were not consistent with other proposed changes affecting other Communities on Anglesey. The Council had initially suggested changes to the boundary as a tidy up exercise for means of convenience and common sense and in particular to assist with planning applications in an attempt to avoid confusion. They considered that this has escalated into a huge local political issue with several oppositions to their original proposal. They now considered that it was in the best interests of voters in Cwm Cadnant that the boundaries remained unchanged.
Penmynydd Community Council supported the draft proposals. They considered that as Penmynydd Community Council is the smallest council on the island they would not support any change that would reduce the size of their area.
PENTRAETH / LLANFAIR-MATHAFARN-EITHAF
Llanfair Mathafarn Eithaf Community Council had no observations to make on the draft report.
Pentraeth Community Council accepted and approved the draft proposals.