By Richard Logue,
The Mill Hill Residents Association
(MHRA) has been in existence since 1909 however we hadn't had the number of
volunteers we needed to really run the Association properly in the last few
years. Several members have kept the association alive in recent years and have
been making their presence felt at local committees and contact with the
council. we do now however have a committee comprised of old and new members up
and running again.
We
know that once a local facility is taken away it won't come back, so we believe
we are going to need to fight for our community, especially since the council is
becoming less accountable to residents through the restricted Residents Forums,
the One Barnet project and council decisions made like the imposition of the
expensive cashless parking system. Our fire station, police service and our
libraries are also under threat means that unless the community stands up to be
counted our voice simply won't be heard. Having said that, we aren't political -
we don't endorse any political party - we just want to ensure local facilities
are preserved for the benefit of all.
We
will be holding a public meeting on Tuesday 29th January at 8pm in St Paul's
school hall on the Ridgeway. Please come along and let us know what you consider
to be the key issues in our community. More information is available on our
website http://www.millhillresidents.org.uk.
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