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Letham & District CC Minutes Aug 09
19-Oct-2009
 

Letham & District Community Council

Minutes of meeting of Letham & District Community Council held on Monday 17 August, 2009, 7.30pm, Letham primary School  

Present:  Angus Watson (chairman) Isobel Sword (secretary) Rae Smith (treasurer) Dennis Towns,

Gordon Mitchell (planning)

Apologies Julie Wright, PC Kevin Neave

Also Present: Councillor David Lumgair

The Chairman welcomed everyone to the meeting,

Approval of minutes of previous Meeting.

Proposed by   Dennis Towns, seconded Gordon Mitchell

1.             Matters Arising

 Police Matters

Road /traffic issues current;

  • Hillend junction legal issues resolved - start date of work to be announced

·                     Vinney Den Footbridge

Official opening  Friday 11 September  7pm

Jim Cosgrove to perform opening ceremony

Secretary to make arrangements - refreshments & press

  • IT equipment

Purchase of IT equipment for use of Community Councils approved - communication regarding process

Received - laptop to be arranged

Suggestion that external hard drive also be purchased

2.                   Correspondence received

  • Outline erection of house, 7 Braehead Rd

       Letter  1. Application withdrawn

       Letter  2. Re application - Roads Department / planning to put in provision that the road up to the  plot be brought up to standard  before building. 

  • Draft Revised Scheme of Community Councils

Information available in Community Book shop (has been read by one member of public!)

Email received from Bill Strachen - forwarded to all members

    1. Alternatives - to continue current membership under current system until 2010, then election under new system

    1. Hold election soon, under current system.

                             Members prefer election as soon as possible

·         Variation of Speed Limit - Bowriefauld

·         TAYplan Stategic Development Plan Authority - Awareness Raising Consultation Data base    Secretary to register Letham CC

·         Tayside Fire & Rescue Board - Single Equality Scheme 2009 - 2012  Consultation Questionaire

·         Angus Council - Budget Guide 2009/10

3.  Planning

        Erection of 3 15KW wind turbines at land to north of Gask Farm

.       Display in notice board

4.   Treasurer

         Bank balance - £398

5.  Any Other Business

    Pharmacy

   A licence for a pharmacy in the village has been granted - should open before Christmas

   An email from Nouras Al-Alwai received giving thanks for the help and support

       Health Provision - Jubilee Court

    Start date still not announced

    Village SOS

    Letham Feuars' Committee & Plasmill Renewed have submitted an application to Village SOS        (Lottery & BBC initiative)

        Letham Park

        A suggestion made that the office bearers of the Community Council become the signaturies of the                  account of the former Park improvement group (over £1000 remains in the account)

        Mobile Cinema

        The possibility of  using the mobile Cinema provision discussed - cost of licence etc prohibitive

       Date of next meeting 21 September  2009

    

Approved