A varied number of topics at Newtonhill, Muchalls and Cammachmore Community Council tonight. Here is a flavour of the meeting in the Skateraw Hall:
– Two people selling items door-to-door in Newtonhill have been reported by the police to the fiscal.
– The community council decided not to accept an offer from Aberdeenshire Council’s waste service to have an officer attend a future meeting.
– Six litter bins are to be placed around Newtonhill (no detail regarding where).
– A new noticeboard is to be erected at Cammachmore.
– Aberdeenshire Council’s environment team is drawing up plans to repair the right of way from the park north of the courts to the Elsick Mill, including opening up the tree canopy.
– Chairman Michael Morgan reported that an application for planning permission for six houses at Cammies was turned down by Aberdeenshire Council’s infrastructure services committee as the site is in the greenbelt. The applicant has now appealed to the Scottish Government to have the council’s decision overturned.
– A member of the public has lodged a complaint with the Scottish Public Services Ombudsman over Aberdeenshire Council selling land at Park Place in Newtonhill for a road to enable possible house building to the south of the village. The ombudsman’s role is to investigate the council’s handling of the issue.
– There was much discussion about the Scottish Government’s consultation on changes to the planning system. A response is to be collated with comments.
– Nominations closed tonight for membership of the community council. Tribute was paid to Rhoda Nelson, Lesley Brown and Rhona Vassilikos who are standing down, as well as to Karen Ash who has submitted her resignation. Valid papers have been received from Edith Stephen, Alison Daniels, Moira Cameron, Rob Peaker and Mariana Yarnold. Two vacancies remain in Newtonhill. The AGM is on 15 March.