Councillor Terry Falcão's Personal Blog
Welcome to my blog.†
My name is Terry Falcão, Teignbridge District Councillor and Liberal Democrat Member for Teignmouth Centra - part of Teignbridge District Council, in South Devon.
The purpose of this blog is to try and keep you informed about my role and provide you with information about developments in Teignbridge District Council and my local Ward of Teignmouth.
My committee responsibilities with the Council include Overview & Scrutiny and I am the Member Champion for Equality.
I will clarify my responsibilities in future blogs...
On 25th August Teignbridge Council will be posting voter registration forms to all 57,000 households within the district, marking the start of this year's annual canvass of electors. Households will be required to submit details of all eligible persons who will be resident at a property on the qualifying date of 15th October 2009.
Hot off the heels of its recent Green Flag success, Teignmouth Den has scooped a ‘Commended’ prize in this year’s Local Government Network Street Design Awards.
The Den won the award in the 'Children's Play' category, placing the play park, Adventure Golf, Multi-Use Games Area and open space as one of the best designed resorts in the country. It is the latest in a line of awards for the Den, which has also won a Green Flag Award and a Highly Commended in the ILAM Best Playground 2005 Competition.
The awards follow £1M of investment by Teignbridge Council over the past few years, which has seen the first example of wet play facilities in Teignbridge, a state-of-the-art Adventure Golf course, and a multi-use games area which enables local people to enjoy a range of sports including tennis and five-a-side football.
It's not every day you get the chance to win a brand new flat-screen TV, simply by returning your voter registration form - but that's the offer!!
All you need to do is look out for the voter registration form which will have been delivered at the end of August. Just make sure you respond by Monday 20th October and your household will be automatically entered into the free prize draw. It doesn't matter whether you use one of the automated services or post the form back to Teignbridge - everyone has an equal chance of winning.
Not only will your quick response ensure you have a chance of winning a TV, it will also help Teignbridge save your money by not having to issue a reminder or send a canvasser to visit. In 2007 13,000 reminders were issued and 7,000 properties received at least one visit. A prompt response can help make sure we are all winners!!
This promotion is being run at no cost to the Teignbridge council tax payer as it is being sponsored by central government. Electoral Registration Officers have a duty to promote greater electoral participation and are entitled to claim from a Central Government fund to do this.
For more information on the 2008/9 Electoral Registration Canvass follow the link below:
Voter Registration 2008/9
If you have any questions or require further information, please contact the Electoral Services Office.
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