▁completed ▁in ▁March ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁ ▁Govern ance ▁ ▁The ▁parish ▁council ▁has ▁responsibility ▁for ▁local ▁issues , ▁including ▁setting ▁an ▁annual ▁pre cept ▁( local ▁rate ) ▁to ▁cover ▁the ▁council ' s ▁operating ▁costs ▁and ▁producing ▁annual ▁accounts ▁for ▁public ▁scr ut iny . ▁The ▁parish ▁council ▁evalu ates ▁local ▁planning ▁applications ▁and ▁works ▁with ▁the ▁local ▁police , ▁district ▁council ▁officers , ▁and ▁neighbourhood ▁watch ▁groups ▁on ▁matters ▁of ▁crime , ▁security , ▁and ▁traffic . ▁The ▁parish ▁council ' s ▁role ▁also ▁includes ▁initi ating ▁projects ▁for ▁the ▁maintenance ▁and ▁repair ▁of ▁parish ▁facilities , ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁village ▁hall ▁or ▁community ▁centre , ▁playing ▁fields ▁and ▁play ground s , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁consult ing ▁with ▁the ▁district ▁council ▁on ▁the ▁maintenance , ▁repair , ▁and ▁improvement ▁of ▁high ways , ▁d rain age , ▁foot paths , ▁public ▁transport , ▁and ▁street ▁clean ing . ▁Conserv ation ▁matters ▁( including ▁trees ▁and ▁listed ▁buildings ) ▁and ▁environmental ▁issues ▁are ▁also ▁of ▁interest ▁to ▁the ▁council . ▁ ▁The ▁parish ▁falls ▁within ▁the ▁unit ary ▁authority ▁of ▁North ▁Som erset ▁which ▁was ▁created ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁as ▁established ▁by ▁the ▁Local ▁Government ▁Act ▁ 1 9 9 2 . ▁It ▁provides ▁a ▁single ▁tier ▁of ▁local ▁government ▁with ▁responsibility ▁for ▁almost ▁all ▁local ▁government ▁functions ▁within ▁its ▁area ▁including ▁local ▁planning ▁and ▁building ▁control , ▁local ▁roads , ▁council ▁housing , ▁environmental ▁health , ▁mark ets ▁and ▁fair s ,