Minute of the meeting held on Monday May 17th 2004 at Maryculter Community Hall.
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Maryculter |
Netherley |
Banchory-Devenick |
Aberdeenshire Councillors |
Bill Fraser Philip Smart - Chairman Kate Kleppang
Avril Tulloch Rob Winmill – Vice Chairman
Kevin Park
Raymond Cowan - Treasurer
6 Members of the Public
APOLOGIES – Robert Keeler - Secretary, Bob McKinney, Mike Birch, Michael Sullivan, Sandy Wallace.
Absent: Duncan Petrie.
Friends of the Earth gave a presentation on the WPR
FOE are seeking common ground with Community Councils and others, to develop an agenda to press for alternatives to WPR. FOE view is that (a) WPR is now a project purely designed to justify edge of city development of housing and industry and (b) WPR will simply not work.
In support of the latter cited:-
Original cost £80m, now likely to be £200m plus.
Apart from known housing/industrial developments FOE believes further major housing will be proposed at Bridge of Don if WPR goes ahead and that Banchory-Devenick new town may be back on the cards.
FOE alternative to WPR :-
- Rail freight improvements
- Light rail link to Deeside
- Mass transit improvements for city
- Road tolls.
FOE urged Community Council to use powers as consultee to oppose WPR and promised to keep in tough.
The Chairman stressed our duty is to represent the whole community.
MINUTES of the meeting of April 19th were approved.
1. MATTERS ARISING
Web site – Up to date – WPR plans have been amended
Western Peripheral Route – Chairman stated all potential Dee crossings now shown on plans and that one COULD be in a deep cutting to minimise impact North of river. Southern ‘starting spur’ from Portlethen now appears out of favour.
By end of May a preferred crossing should be decided. Council decision in June
Roads (ii) – Signage at Maryculter Bridge –South Deeside road junction. No more to report.
Roads (iii) –Banchory-Devenick Crossroads - No more to report.
Comment was made regarding Leggart Terrace to Banchory-Devenick – edges of road crumbling – deep ruts on one side falling into ditches – Rob to write.
Temporary Pipe Yard at Meikle Carewe – Nothing to report.
Fly tipping B979 – Philip will write.
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New School – Chairman will write to ask for update - is PPP team still in charge now that school is no longer a PPP project?
2. PLANNING
Blairs College – 281 houses etc River crossings for WPR may postpone decision until Autumn.
Aspire to Golf – Sandy and either, Mike or Rob to meet developer in two weeks time.
Alba Power lighting - Nothing to report
Maryculter Organic farm – Rob read out details of recent application and it was agreed to write
for details as application showed serious inconsistencies and omissions
Sign at Maryculter for Muchalls Organic farm – Rob read out details of recent application and it
was agreed to write for details as application showed serious inconsistencies and omissions.
Wind Turbines Development – Rob noted that although the Fetteresso forest site approved,
Area Committee had recommended (to Infrastructure Services) that there should be only one such
site between Cairn O’ Mount and Stonehaven
Local Plan (ALP) – Public Inquiry. Council and Reporters meeting in 2 days time to decide on new schedule for the PLI – likely to start August/September
3. FINANCE
Anthoer request for funding had been received from Banchory-Devenick primary school.
South Deeside View – No money to print Spring/Summer edition - £330 needed. Agreed to donate £150.
200 Club Draw – May draw will be made in June
4. CORRESPONDENCE
Police report –Little to report – possibly presence of more traffic police has been responsible. Dog chases motorbike. Livestock is still escaping please check your fences
A recommendation that cyclists to wear safety helmets and bright clothing.
No break-ins in our area.
It was confirmed that HGV limit is 40 MPH on country roads.
There was no current knowledge of drug problems in Tolohill woods
21 June 2004 at 7:00pm AGM 7:30pm
16 August 2004 at 7:30pm (Provisional)
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