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It was suggested that
two representatives from the group of young people might like
to attend the meeting and ask the question themselves. Two of
the group took the opportunity to do so.
The chairman opened
the meeting and as is usual suspended it to allow the public
to ask questions.
It was at this point
the youngsters were given the opportunity to address the council,
who advised the chairman that a successful application for funding
for a shelter had been made from the Youth Opportunity Fund,
the figure being just over £8000. They also informed the
chairman that in Kirby Muxloe, a similar structure has been
provided and it is well used by groups from Kirby Muxloe L.F.E.
and further afield.
 The
shelter in Kirby Muxloe has a roof, seats and is open to one
side and has an inbuilt audio system. The youngsters suggested
a site for the shelter in the far corner of the sports field
away from nearby homes and maintain that with one focal point
for them to meet that they and their friends would no longer
need to be wander about the parish and would be of benefit to
L.F.E. young people.
Questions were raised
relating to the possibility of the structure being subjected
to graffiti, its general cleanliness and the overall tidiness
in and around the shelter. The young people assured the council
that because it was to be treated as 'theirs' they would monitor
it with a guarantee that graffiti would not be a problem. They
pointed out that No problems have been encountered at the Kirby
Muxloe shelter. If the project were to as proceed, it has to
be implemented by March 2009 as part of the funding requirement.
The chairman thanked
the youngsters for attending the meeting and advised them that
they would give their request for a shelter due consideration,
the young people then left the meeting.
Following the discussion,
PC Ahmed remarked that some of the young people that had requested
the shelter, were part of the same group were were constantly
being spoken to about their antisocial behaviour in the community.
He suggested that the council should only consider a
shelter if the behaviour of the group improved over
a period of time and such a benefit should earned.
The Council agreed to
consider the request and the matter will now be discussed in
more detail at a separate meeting that would include members
of the council, parishioners and the young people themselves.
The dates of any future meeting(s)
will be published as soon as possible and are likely to be in
January.
The council also heard
from residents attending the same meeting from the David Wilson
estate. They complained about large groups of young people congregating
around the retail outlet on Forest House Lane who also created
litter and intimidated residents, with in one case in a particular
having very frightening implications and appears to corroborate
PC Ahmeds observations.
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