RAAD was not allowed to talk and ask supplementary questions at the Chipping Barnet Residents Forum Last night as its Chairman and Tax paid Cllr Lisa Rutter said publicly that the question should not be allowed in in the first place, though she was kind enough to answer it: I am attaching the question below: Question for Councillor Rutter “Since you became a Cllr for Barnet Council and the Brunswick Park ward, your voting actions have resulted in: a) The closing of the libraries in Barnet b) turning your ward into a dumpster by relocation the Mill Hill waste depot in our heavily residential area c) the residents asking for your recall as a councillor as you have publicly said that you are putting the party's wishes above your residents. I would like to ask the exact amount you are paid to be the Chairman of the Chipping Barnet resident's Forum?'' Her answer below which is on the council;s website as well: Response from Councillor Lisa Rutter: “It would appear that you have misunderstood the remit of the residents’ forum. Resident forums provide an opportunity for residents to raise local issues except for matters relating to specific planning applications. Your question is not for this forum as it is a personal question to a Councillor. As Chairman however I have allowed this on this occasion and have tried to respond to the matters in question. If you have further questions, I will respond to you personally by email. a) You state that since I became Councillor, my voting actions have resulted in the closing of libraries in Barnet. It would not be possible for me as one Councillor to be responsible. There are 63 Councillors and we all have to vote. I am informed that the Council are not closing any libraries. The results from the consultation will be presented on September 21st. b) You state that I am turning my Ward into a dumpster by relocating the Mill Hill waste depot in a heavily residential area. I am in no way trying to turn my Ward into a dumpster – in fact the very opposite. The recent purchase of the lease for the Winters Haulage site next to the Abbots site means that once they have gone, there will be a reduction of heavy goods vehicle movements along Oakleigh Road South. If the proposal goes ahead residents will find it much better. The next stage is for the planning application to be submitted and this will be shortly. The application will be posted on the website and people will be able to view and comment. c) You state that the residents are asking me to resign as I put the party’s wishes above the residents and you would like to know how much I am paid as Chairman of this forum. I do not intend to resign. I have been a Councillor since 2006. I owe a duty to the majority of residents that elected me to continue to represent them. I help a lot of people and work very hard. I hold weekly surgeries and sometimes residents from other Wards come to see me because people have recommended them to me as the best person to help them. With reference to the amount I am paid as Chairman – this information is on the Council’s website.” Contradicting herself once more: How can we view and comment if every qhestions that she does not like is not heard? And if she is bothered that much by her own actions why is she keep acting like that towards her residents and voters? Her wages are: allowance ( all councillors) £10,597pa Chair of the Area Forum : £2,368 pa Total for Cllr Rutter £12,965 ie nearly £13K How much do you have to work to get that money? Lets get rid of her and take our fate in our hands. She does not even live in our ward. We do not want the dumpster in our neighbourhood and do not want her 'looking after our interests'. https://www.change.org/p/immediate-resignation-of-cllr-lisa-rutter-for-voting-yes-towards-the-abbots-depot-we-the-undersigned-declare-ourselves-to-have-no-confidence-in-cllr-lisa-rutter-in-saying-no-to-the-abbots-waste-depot