Minute of the meeting held on Monday June 21st 2004 at Maryculter Community Hall.
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Maryculter |
Netherley |
Banchory-Devenick |
Aberdeenshire Councillors |
Bill Fraser Philip Smart - Chairman Kate Kleppang Sandy Wallace
Avril Tulloch Rob Winmill – Vice Chairman Duncan Petrie (Lower Deeside)
Kevin Park Robert Keeler - Secretary Michael Sullivan
Jill Greenlees Bob McKinney (Stonehaven North & Fetteresso
6 Members of the Public
APOLOGIES – Raymond Cowan (Treasurer), Mike Birch.
MINUTES of the meeting of May 17th were approved.
1. MATTERS ARISING
Web site – Up to date
Western Peripheral Route – The chairman read the replies received to our previous complaints and stressed that the project team had said in the past that they were consulting with those land owners whose land the route actually crossed (ie: rather than anyone adjacent). This consultation would start in July once the probable river crossing had been identified (and this appears most likely to be WEST of Copeland Motors and UNDER the South Deeside Road. When the route connecting to the Charleston flyover was questioned, residents drew attention to the existence of an alternative option that they felt had not been consulted. The owner of Jamiestown Farm was very disappointed at the way in which the process is being carried out. There was also concern about reports from the public that the Banchory-Devenick road might be doubled in width. PUBLIC consultation to start in November, but concern was expressed that not enough information is being made available. Line orders – for blocking roads etc – would be issued in May 2005. Philip will write to the project team in respect of the ancillary works in the area. One of the groups opposing the WPR had a meeting on the 17th June but we were not notified before the event. Duncan was concerned that Developers were taking options on land in the area from owners and that this could pressure owners to agree to housing development. Rob said that this was usual practice and the owner of Jamiestown Farm confirmed that these options (including his own) had existed for many years, since the Banchory-Devenick new town proposal.
Roads (ii) – Signage at Maryculter Bridge –South Deeside road junction. No more to report.
Roads (iii) –Banchory-Devenick Crossroads - No more to report.
Temporary Pipe Yard at Meikle Carewe – Nothing to report.
Fly tipping B979 – Nothing to report.
New School – A site visit is proposed for July 12th /13th but no confirmation had yet been received. Philip will clarify and attend.
2. PLANNING
Blairs College – 281 houses etc – Nothing further to report.
Aspire to Golf – Rob and Sandy had met operators who have no objection in principle to the Right of Way by the river bank, but they are concerned about danger from golf balls to members of the public and the potential consequent litigation. Further meeting once the site is opened in August/September.
Alba Power lighting - Nothing to report
Maryculter Organic farm – Still not clear regarding development
Sign at Maryculter for Muchalls farm – Nothing to report
3rd party right of appeal - Meeting on July 6 – Rob will attend with William Walton (Town Planner)
Sandy stated that he had signed in favour of 7 Goldcrest houses in Kirkton of Maryculter
The new Director of Planning will be Christine Gore.
3. FINANCE
200 Club Draw
May Draw £5 no 165 R Cowan - £10 no.16 E Ricci - £20 no.3 L Mcneil - £25 no. 44 J Tulloch
June Draw £5 no 106 Mrs H Gaskell - £10 no.5 Mrs R Miller - £20 no.295 J Townsend –
£50 no. 315 R Mearns
4. CORRESPONDENCE
Police report – taken from weekly bulletins :- Between 10.15am and 1pm on Saturday 15th May, an outbuilding at a farm in the Blairs area was broken into and garden equipment was stolen. Between 2pm on Thursday 27th and 3pm on Friday 28th May, a steel storage container at Corbie Park on the South Deeside Road was broken into and a red ride-on petrol mower was stolen. Between 11am on Saturday 29th and 7.15pm on Sunday 30th May, a house located a short distance west of the Maryculter West School was broken into and electrical items were stolen. About 2am on Monday 31st May, the occupants of a house located on the Schoolhill to Blairs road, near to the Clochandighter wood, were woken by the noise of an intruder. The intruder, who had taken advantage of a door being left unlocked, fled having stolen jewellery. Between 6.15pm on Saturday 5th and 9am on Sunday 6th June, one of the buildings at the entrance of Storybook Glen was broken into.
Between 10.15pm on Thursday 10th and 6.30am on Friday 11th June, an egg was stolen from the ostrich enclosure at Parkhead Farm
Notification has been received that the Durris road will be closed for a period commencing 21st July in order for pipeline work to be done.
Rob has written to the council to try to obtain funds for South Deeside View.
It was agreed that we should send a letter of condolence to Mrs Simpson and a donation of £20 should be sent to the Anchor Unit in his name
A complaint was made about the increase in the number of speeding Motorcyclists.
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