– Community councils will receive an annual administration grant. Newtonhill, Muchalls and Cammachmore CC will receive £651, North Kincardine Rural CC £494, and Portlethen CC £1356. The sum varies according to the number of electors.
– Councillors agreed with a proposal to sell houses on a case by case basis when they become void if they require major energy efficiency improvements, significant investment, or are the remaining council property in a mixed tenure block. The money raised will be used to purchase another house within the same community, which should also attract Scottish Government grant. The council has some 13,000 houses.
– The council’s roads service is to look into whether two country roads in North Kincardine can be Priority 1 gritting routes. This follows the receipt of two petitions from resident, one from the Kirkton of Maryculter about the U63K and the other from Causey Mounth residents about the C34K towards the South Deeside Road. A further report will come back to committee.
– Some 97.6% of reported street lighting faults are fixed within seven days. And 94.9% of household planning applications are dealt with within two months.