For a while now I’ve been concerned about the cost both environmentally and monetary of the Council’s courier service. The courier service delivers committee papers including agenda’s and minutes and any other post that comes directly to the Town Hall to councillors home addresses. At the last council meeting I asked about the cost and was told that the cost of just delivering to Councillors for the last financial year was £26,600. Now given that all the committee papers are available electronically and that most other post that I receive via the Town Hall is not time sensitive it makes sense to opt out of the courier service. This is what I have now asked to happen. So if you want to write to me on a time sensitive issue then please use my home address as listed on the council’s website or if you live in High Barnet please use the freepost address given on my Focus newsletters. Or better still email me and save the paper.