Minute of the meeting held on Monday 18 April 2005 at Maryculter Community Hall.

    

    PRESENT

Maryculter

Cookney / Netherley

Banchory-Devenick    

Aberdeenshire

Councillors

Avril Tulloch

Bill Fraser

 

Kevin Park

 

 

Philip Smart

 (Chairman)

Rob Winmill

(Vice Chairman)

Robert Keeler

(Secretary)

 

Mike Birch

 

Kate Kleppang

 

Michael Sullivan     (Stonehaven North & Fetteresso)

                                                                                                                                                      

12 Members of the Public        

 

APOLOGIES – Jill Greenlees, Raymond Cowan (Treasurer), Bob McKinney, Duncan Petrie and Sandy Wallace (Lower Deeside)

MINUTES of the meeting of 21 March were approved, with the amendment that Kate Kleppang had sent apologies.

1.                  MATTERS ARISING

New Lairhillock School – Chair reported from Aberdeenshire Council that terms of purchase now agreed and projected opening date October 2006

Banchory-Devenick School – It was agreed that we write supporting the School Board and parents in their opposition to merger with Portlethen.

Stripesides Farm – Nothing to report

Web site – Now includes map of our area and details of local roads which will make it easier to report problems.

Roads – Nothing to report

Western Peripheral Route – After much discussion about both the five various route options and the process of consultation, conduct was agreed and that we should write giving our comments including as follows:-

I)                   The Process had been flawed and inadequate and had not appeared to be genuinely even handed. Concerns over the criteria to be used in the assessment of public response, the information provided and responses elicited at public exhibitions.

II)                 The NKRCC area covers all 5 southern options, so it was decided not to show a preference for any individual route at this time.

III)              Concerns over Charleston Junction – urge examination of Marywell alternative.

IV)              Traffic assessments of impact on South Deeside Road, Banchory-Devenick area etc. should be made public.

V)                Concerns over effects on local schools, local business, Red Moss SSSI and River Dee SAC.

VI)              Need for footpath and cycle path over some river bridges.

VII)           Effect of T Junctions (on several routes) on traffic safety and the unpublicised drawbacks of the single carriageway options.

Mike will write to parents at local schools encouraging them to send objections to the Executive by 29 April. Robert will write to local papers to remind objectors of deadline.

South Deeside View – Should be distributed in May.

2.                  PLANNING

ALP - Public Inquiry – Nothing to report.

Maryculter Organic Farm – Nothing to report

Blairs – Nothing to report.

Note: all planning applications, (including actual plans) can now be viewed on or website.

 

Corbie Hall has received planning permission for extension and Banchory-Devenick Estate permission for its new car park at Tollohill Wood.

 

3.                  FINANCE

A request had been received from Netherley School to assist in funding a digital projector. It was agreed to donate £200.

200 Club - March

£5 no:   163 G Somerville - £10 no: 16 J Ross - £15 no: 7 G Nicol       

 

4.            CORRESPONDENCE

Police Report – Break-ins at Maryculter and Banchory-Devenick on 21st March various items stolen.

 

Notice Board at Hall – The Hall committee had requested funds for a new notice board. Deferred until next meeting.

 

DATE OF NEXT MEETING

            16 May 2005 at 7:30pm

            20  June 2005 at 7:00pm – AGM 7.30pm

 

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