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Carterton Town Council
www.carterton-tc.gov.uk
Carterton Town Council was established in 1985 when the Carterton
& Black Bourton Parishes were split.
Carterton’s sixteen Town Councillors are elected every four
years and represent the five wards within the town. The next Election
for Town Council is due in May 2011. Details of serving Town Councillors
are available from the Town Hall and are also on the Town Council’s
website. The Mayor, Deputy Mayor and Chairmen of the various sub-committees
are elected annually by the Town Councillors.
The Town Council meets on the third Tuesday of each month at 7.45
pm. The Planning Committee meets on the first and third Tuesday
of each month at 7.30 pm. Agendas are posted on notice boards and
on the website and members of the public are welcome to attend.
The Council employs three office staff: the Town Clerk, the Assistant
Town Clerk and the Administration Assistant. They are available
at the Town Hall between 9.00 am and 4.30 pm to help with any enquiries.
The Town Hall is near the centre of the town on the Alvescot Road
by the War Memorial and has a meeting room that is available for
hire for meetings and social events. Telephone the Town Council
staff on 01993 842156 for details or to make a booking, or email
scatt@carterton-tc.gov.uk
The Functions of the Town Council
The Town Council maintains a number of facilities throughout the
town including two recreation grounds, five children’s play
parks, a skateboard park and BMX track, squash courts, allotments,
a burial ground at Black Bourton and an area of water meadows which
is open to the public. The Council also actively pursues, through
direct action or grant aid,  measures
to improve and enhance the general environment and condition of
the town. The Town Council can offer advice on a range of issues
and we are able to give visitors and residents useful points of
contact for services provided by other organisations. We are also
able to issue Travel Tokens to Carterton residents on behalf of
the District Council.
The Town Council was re-awarded Quality status by central government
in 2009 in recognition of its proactive approach to providing first
class local services.
West Oxfordshire District Council
www.westoxon.gov.uk
The District Council is responsible for Council Tax, Electoral Registration,
Planning, Environmental Health, Refuse Collection, Recycling and
Housing Benefit. For further information contact West Oxfordshire
District Council, Woodgreen, Witney - Tel 01993 861000 - or call
into the Town Centre Shop in Welch Way, Witney.
Oxfordshire County Council
www.oxfordshire.gov.uk
The County Council is responsible for Education, Social Services,
Street Lighting, Highways, Public Transport and Trading Standards.
For information on any of these, contact Oxfordshire County Council,
County Hall, Oxford. Tel: 01865 792422.
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