Minute of the meeting held on Monday 20 March 2006 at Maryculter Community Hall.
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Maryculter |
Cookney / Netherley |
Banchory-Devenick |
Aberdeenshire Councillors |
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Bill Fraser Avril Tulloch Raymond Cowan (Treasurer) Kevin Park |
Rob Winmill (Vice Chairman) Robert Keeler (Secretary) |
Duncan Petrie Mike Birch
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Michael Sullivan (Stonehaven North & Fetteresso)
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5 Members of the Public
Presentation on Rural Waste Collection by Jack Clark Aberdeenshire Council
Mr Clark explained that the change to wheelie bins was brought on by Health and Safety legislation to protect crews from injury handling plastic bags, by an ageing collection vehicle fleet, and the need to reduce costs by changing to one man operation. There were always going to be problems changing from a popular system, but it was hoped that individual problems could be resolved.
An EU directive states that we must reduce our landfill waste to 75% of 1996 levels. There will be fines for exceeding the amounts dumped in landfill. These targets will become more swingeing over the next few years. Mr Clark said that re-cycling alone is not working, newspapers are the most successful with
47% of the population recycling these. We must try to reduce the amount of rubbish we create.
Aberdeenshire had 6 landfill sites in 1996 now we have 2 of which one will close shortly. Currently most of our waste has to be transported to Peterhead. Aberdeenshire is renewing its waste collection fleet which should last 10 years. The Council will not start a garden waste collection service, but low cost composters are still available from the council, at a cost of £10. One of the problems with wheelie bins is that people are not compacting their waste, all plastic bottles cartons etc should be flattened before putting in bin. We have a 10 year contract with a paper mill in Wales to take waste paper. It was commented that supermarkets could reduce packaging, Jack replied that all manufacturers and retailers have to pay for packaging created. It is up to the consumer to demand less packaging, leave it at the supermarket.
Sally mentioned that her farm is fined by SEPA she wondered if a skip could be supplied occasionally, Mr Clark said that would not be possible.The collections in Stonehaven on a Saturday would continue at the recreation centre until the Redcloak facility is opened later in the year. Concerns were expressed regarding bins on narrow roads, could reflective strips be supplied for the bins, this was already being considered.
Mike questioned problems where several houses were situated in a lane that the lorry could not get to.
The council would look at specific areas. A composting bin would be donated to Banchory-Devenick School.
APOLOGIES – Philip Smart (Chairman), Bob McKinney, Jill Greenlees, Sandy Wallace
(Lower Deeside
MINUTES of the meeting of 27 February were approved, subject to Avril stating that she had reported that the new School would open in March 2007, and Kevin was in attendance.
MATTERS ARISING
New Lairhillock School – Now that the building schedule has been published it appears that the school SHOULD be finished by Christmas and therefore available in January 2007.
Web site – Kevin reported it was up to date.
Roads – Nothing new except many more potholes, and the B979 problem near Burnside not yet resolved, although Bill mentioned that he had reported a bad hole that was fixed the same day(and another in Banchory-Devenick similarly). Agreed to write both complimenting Roads on prompt action and asking for B979 problem to be fixed.
Western Peripheral Route - There was some confusion between the Jacobs Babtie map and that published in the P&J, Rob said that the JB one was correct, but still not definitive. Rob said that a single ‘indicative’ route should be named in April, (or 2 at most) in a much narrower corridorbut even this could vary by 100’s of metres. Upgrade of the B979 (Green Route) has be ruled out as the ‘Fast Link’.
Bill thought the Red route most likely as it avoids Red Moss. Rob wanted to know why the WPR team still refuse even to consider moving the junction at Stonehaven much further north. Bill said that Gerry Hyat would like to get some engineers together to rubbish the official ideas. Roadsense representatives meeting was to be held on 21 March. Banchory-Devenick group is based at Sally’s house.
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South Deeside View – Next issue within 2 weeks. Volunteers to deliver still needed in Banchory-Devenick and parts of Maryculter.
1. PLANNING
ALP – Soon to be adopted by council.
Blairs – Nothing to report
We had written to the Council regarding the proposed new house at South Cookney and the removal of conditions at Willow Bank Cottage asking the Area Committee to give careful consideration to both in light of current policies, given the possible precedent for further similar applications.
We had written in support of Stobhall residents in the issue of the planting to the Eastern boundary of the settlement
FINANCE
200 Club – Ticket sales of 241 meant that we are able to offer 6 additonal £15 prizes.
Prizes January February March
£5 326 S Pike 3 W Donald Snr 288 R Ross
£10 212 J Greenlees 86 B Barrack 268 Mrs Cowie
£15 193 P Cowan 117 K Miller
£25 221 K Flockhart £50 223 D Petrie
4. CORRESPONDENCE
5. AOCB
17 April 2006 at 7:30pm
15 May 2006 at 7:30pm
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