Tonight saw the Skateraw Hall host the monthly meeting of Newtonhill, Muchalls and Cammachmore Community Council. Here is a taster of the issues discussed:
– There were 20 calls to the police over the past month but only three resulted in reports. Crime statistics for this are are very low.
– The community council noticeboard at west Cammachmore has been repaired, with local farmer Sandy Shepherd planting a bit of old telephone pole to replace the broken stand.
– The community council’s bus survey will end shortly. There have been 80 responses so far. It can be accessed through the Kincardineshire Development Partnership website.
– Applications to the Meikle Carewe wind farm community fund opens in July.
– The community council is objecting to a planning application for a house to replace the derelict farm steading beside the new park and choose site at the flyover.
– Network Rail staff will take six months to repair and repaint the railway viaduct over the Elsick burn. Much of the work will be carried out at night.
– Two Newtonhill residents will be spraying Japanese knotweed in the Elsick valley with weedkiller. The hope is that it will take fewer than five years to kill this dangerous weed.