ROBERT WHITING

WORKING TOGETHER ON
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Suffolk Coastal District Council Elections, 7 May 2015
Work to continue keeping your district Council Tax increases as
low as possible to protect everyone but especially pensioners and other
vulnerable people.
Unemployment here has dropped from 2.1% in 2012 to only 0.7% now,
due to our policies to encourage and support businesses large and
small, which we pledge to continue.
We will continue to protect our unique natural environment and high
quality of life as a great place for both visitors and local people to
enjoy.
We will energetically continue to seek out new ways to bring you
high quality services at lower cost.
Encourage safer driving in our villages and countryside;
supporting the police in the enforcement of all traffic laws.
HOW YOU CAN HELP ROBERT
You can help Robert’s campaign for Fynn Valley Ward by joining hundreds of
local people displaying a poster, delivering leaflets or helping the campaign.
If you would like to help please contact her team on:
01473 617665 or Robert.Whiting@SCCG.uk.
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ROBERT
WHITING
Conservative Candidate for
Fynn Valley Ward
About Robert
Born in Rushmere St Andrew, Robert has had a home
in the village all his life and went to school at Kesgrave
High where he was Head Boy. On returning to
Rushmere St Andrew upon graduation, Robert worked
at Suffolk County Council, lectured at Suffolk College,
and in 1989 began working at BT. He is a Fellow of the
Institute of Chartered Secretaries and a Member of
Chartered Management Institute.
Robert has been a Rushmere St Andrew Parish
Councillor for over 32 years, and a serving District
Councillor since 1999 where he is the Cabinet Member
at Suffolk Coastal responsible for Resources. In this
time he has created Suffolk Coastal Services Limited,
ensured that the Authority has remained debt free, and
has led the successful delivery of the acquisition of a
new HQ which will open in 2016 providing a £0.5m
annual saving in running costs.
Upon retirement from a senior position in BT in May
2013, Robert was elected as County Councillor for
Kesgrave and Rushmere St Andrew, where he is also a
Deputy Cabinet Member.
Robert has for many years greatly enjoyed attending
the annual church fetes in Tuddenham, Westerfield and
Witnesham aswell as regularly cycling and walking
throughout the Fynn valley.
I recognise the importance of improved infrastructure
as flooding is a real issue for many residents. I
successfully secured funding for the implementation
of solutions to the flooding problems in The Street,
Rushmere St Andrew which will be built in the
summer. I will continue to push for action in all of
our villages.
In continuing to press for safety of pedestrians and
school children with the increasing traffic in our villages,
I have delivered a new footway in The Street, Rushmere
St Andrew last summer and a new footway in Bent Lane
this year. I am aware of the importance of road safety
schemes and will press for further improvements.
I have enabled the transfer of assets such as play areas
and public open spaces in Witnesham, Tuddenham and
Rushmere St Andrew to parish councils from the District
Council as I believe local organisations are best
placed to deliver local facilities. I will continue
to seek out and support community groups that
come forward to safeguard local facilities.
Following my success in opposing
residential development proposals
opposite Rushmere Church, I will
continue to ensure any threats to the
existing green environment outside our
villages is resisted. Fighting any more
large scale housing development not
supported by the community is vital
because our schools, doctors and other
facilities are at capacity.
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