Parish Meeting
PUBLICATION – ST. PETER PORT
The Electors and Ratepayers of the Town and Parish of St. Peter Port are invited by the Constables and Douzaine to meet at the Harry Bound Room, Les Cotils on Wednesday 11th March 2026, at the conclusion of the meeting convened by the Churchwardens which commences at 7.30pm to transact the following business:
1. To decide whether they are in favour of voting the following amounts to be levied by means of
Owner’s Rate for the current year.
Constables’ Account | £ |
Ordinary upkeep of the Parochial cemeteries | 8,000 |
Parochial Administration, viz: staff salaries and pension fund | 299,243 |
Office operational expenses, including printing, stationery, IT equipment, postage, accountancy, rent, legal and sundry other parochial expenses | 210,050 |
Repair and maintenance of the Constables’ Office building | 4,800 |
Street Lighting, including Festoon and Christmas lights contribution | 170,000 |
Cost of publishing Parochial Notices | 750 |
Public needs as approved by the Parish, viz: Upkeep of Cambridge Park, Plantations, Machinery, Pumps, Street Furniture and Floral | 326,786 |
Grants to Schools for the purchase of books | 5,000 |
Cadastre Expenses (contribution to States Cadastre) | 20,500 |
Transfer to reserves | 25,000 |
Less rents/investments received | -191,850 |
Total | 878,279 |
2. To approve that the said Owner’s Rate, together with that approved at the meeting convened by
the Church Wardens shall be levied by applying the relative factors to the TRP unit value of the
Cadastre categories, available to view at the Constables Office.
3. To decide whether they are in favour of voting £987,810 to be levied upon property owners by
means of Refuse Rate for the collection of household waste by levying a fixed charge per habitable
unit of £109.21 for the current year.
4. Parish accounts for 2025 are available to view in the office one week prior to the meeting.
5. Any other business the parishioners may wish to bring before the meeting, it being well understood
that no decisions can be made.
Following the conclusion of the meeting, parishioners are invited to stay for refreshments and meet the Constables and Douzeniers.
D E MITCHELL
K J ACOTT
Constables
This notice was published in the Guernsey Press on 6th Mar 2026
