Following the Annual General Meeting of Somerset County Council, Ilminster Town Council is pleased to see that one of its own members will be taking a leading role in shaping the new authority.
County and Town Councillor Val Keitch has been appointed as the Lead Member for Local Government Reorganisation and Prosperity. The Members and Officers wish her all the best for what will inevitably be a very busy and we hope successful ten months before the new council comes into being on the 1 April 2023.
The Mayor of Ilminster, Cllr Leanne Taylor said “I wish Val and all the members of Somerset County Council a successful and productive period ahead of the new authority starting. There will be challenges for all involved and having worked with Cllr Keitch for the past few years in both her District and Town Council positions she has all the right qualities to make this a success for all the people in both Ilminster and the fantastic county that is Somerset. Exciting opportunities are there to be forged and built upon in the future.”