At the meeting of the Finance and Assets Committee of Warminster Town Council, held at Warminster Civic Centre, on Monday 6th January 2014, with Councillor Pip Ridout in the chair, and Councillors Paul Batchelor, Jamie Cullen, Steve Dancey, Kate Fryer, and Steve Welling present, the Grounds Maintenance and Hanging Baskets Contract was discussed.
Councillor Steve Dancey suggested having plastic flowers in hanging baskets as they did not need watering and looked as good as real ones. Councillor Kate Fryer believed that the hanging baskets were an essential contribution to pride in the town and proposed that the English Landscape quotation of £17,205 annually, payable in monthly instalments for a three-year period, be accepted. Councillor Paul Batchelor suggested adding an opt-out clause for the hanging baskets so that the option of plastic flowers could be investigated for the future. Councillor Kate Fryer proposed accepting the English Landscape quotation with an opt-out clause added, Seconded Councillor Batchelor, voting unanimous In Favour.