DUNURE COMMUNITY COUNCIL
Will meet in the Kennedy Hall, Dunure On Tuesday 21 June 2011 at 7.30pm
AGENDA
1. Apologies
2. Adoption of previous minutes
3. Police Business
4. Councillor’s Report
5. Link Officer’s Report
6. Matters arising
7. Financial Report
8. Open Forum
9. Correspondence
10. Any Other Business
11. Date of next meeting Tuesday 16 August 2011 (No meeting in July).
DUNURE COMMUNITY COUNCIL
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING HELD ON TUESDAY 17 MAY 2011 IN KENNEDY HALL, DUNURE, AT 7.30PM
SEDERUNT:
Mr Phil Findlay(Chair); Mr Rod Kruse (Vice Chair); Mr Roy Storie(Treasurer); Mrs Jean McGinn, (Secretary) Mr A Guthrie; Mrs Dorothy Ward.
IN ATTENDANCE: Councillor Mairi Low; Mr Peter Mason; P C David Kavanagh
APOLOGIES: Mr Adam Montgomerie; Mrs Thea Pettigrew (Link Officer)
2. Adoption of minutes for meeting of Tuesday 15 March 2011 Proposed by Mr Roy Storie; Seconded Mr A Guthrie.
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Before the commencement of our meeting, Mr Peter Mason, Maybole C C spoke on the benefits of our joining the Carrick Community Councils Forum. He advised that there are 11 Community councils in South Carrick, and if we work together it is to our advantage. He also commented on the fact that there is Wind Farm money and other grants available for projects subject ot approval. We have previously been unable to have a representative attend these meetings in Girvan, but Mrs Dorothy Ward has agreed to attend these meetings.
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3. POLICE REPORT: P C David Kavanagh attended the meeting and introduced himself as he is new to the Maybole Police Office. The biggest problem at the moment is the theft of metals and also heating oil and he asks that everyone be vigilant and report anything deemed to be suspicious.
4. COUNCILLORS’ REPORT: Councillor Mairi Low spoke (as did Mr Mason) on encouraging tourism to the south west corner from Ayr south which is a beautiful area but often forgotten about. Councillor Low has also visited the police nerve centre in Glasgow to where all our telephone calls are directed. This centre along with CCTV should be an improvement in fast response to incidents.
5. LINK OFFICER’S REPORT: Mrs Petticrew gave her apologies and asks if we email any queries we might have
6. CHAIRMAN’S REPORT: I have enjoyed my first year as Chair of Dunure Community Council.
The first big issue which was continued from the previous year was Balig Farm application for a Holiday Park, which was eventually turned down by the Scottish Parliament.
Probably our main concern has been the condition of the roads, and we eventually had a representative from the roads department at our last meeting. The worst stretch of the A719 is between the Farm Park and Perryston and we were assured this would have a proper resurface job done in the near future.
Mr Kruse has agreed to be our Vice Chair and has also taken over our Website and Mrs Ward is now a full member of our Community Council. Thank you to both.
We are still two members short and should try and recruit to get us back up to full strength.
I would like to thank our Councillor Sandra Goldie and Councillor Mairi Low for their attendance and assistance in our endeavours, and of course our Link Officer,
Mrs Thea Petticrew. Their expertise makes our job a lot easier.
Thanks also to all our members for their commitment and attendance over the year, not forgetting Mr Storie our very able Treasurer and Secretary Mrs Jean McGinn.
Philip Findlay, Chair.
7. MATTERS ARISING: Roads still a problem here and we will ascertain when the stretch from the Farm Park to Perryston is being resurfaced.
8. FINANCIAL REPORT: Mr Storie presented draft Statement of Accounts which showed that at the 31 April 2011 we had a balance of £49.27 which leaves sufficient funds to pay for the audit of accounts.
Community Hall Account Balance stands at £195.98The sum of £2.300 from this account has been lent to Kennedy Hall & Park Committee.
9. OPEN FORUM: No members of the community present.
10. CORRESPONDENCE:
Acknowledgement of letter to S A C re Wind Farm application
Marine Conservation Society - Information and press release
South Ayrshire Family History Fair on 4 June
PLANNING:
Perryston Farm - Erection of Slurry Store.
10. ANY OTHER BUSINESS:
Concerns expressed about the construction of a new access to Fisherton Farm which is unmade and during wet weather mud and stones are being washed onto road. Councillor Low will look into this.
Mrs Ward asks about the feasibility of speed bumps at the foot of Kennedy Drive. We explained we had looked into this on previous occasions without success, but Councillor Low will find out the up to date rules on speed bumps.
The meeting closed at 9.15pm and the next Meeting will take place on Tuesday 21 June 2011 at 7.30pm. There will be no meeting in July.
