Last night Aulderan CC discussed the A96 bypass and the
proposed Lidl store at Balmakeith plus other topics. The meeting was well attended
but not packed out like others in the run up to the bypass preferred route
option. Of those present quite a few left after the bypass discussion – more of
that debate when time permits. Towards the end of the meeting, former Highland
Council Convener Sandy Park made a comment from the public benches. Sandy said:
“I’m disappointed that there are not any of our local
councillors here. This is the first meeting I’ve been able to come to and there’s
not a single councillor.”
Roger Milton the Chair of Auldearn Community Council replied to Sandy:
“There is a slight excuse. There is another community council meeting but
having said that there’s enough councillors to at least get one of them here
and Colin (MacAulay) was the only one that had the decency to send his
apologies. It is disappointing, especially with some of these comments that we’ve
just been making towards the end of the meeting here. That’s their job!”
Roger made reference to another meeting, that was Nairn River Community Council in the URC hall, also last night, Cllr Michael Green was in attendance at that meeting.
7 comments:
Is it beyond the ability of community councils to liaise with each other so that they don't hold meetings on the same night?
Hardly seems fair to blame councillors for not attending when there was another CC meeting taking place
Fair do's but there was only one Councillor, Michael Green, in attendance at the Nairn River meeting, where were the other three?
@anon 8.46 Apologies were received from Colin MacAulay.
@anon 10.01 Thank you for that but we have decided not to publish.
Just who is representing Nairn now, the Community Council or Councillors. I know who I would side with, the people that were actually voted in by the people of Nairn.
@ Anon 12:59
Due to the anomalies of our voting system for councillors there's no guarantee that we'll get who we voted for as votes can be gifted, but take your point
Just who is representing Nairn now, the Community Council or Councillors. I know who I would side with, the people that were actually voted in by the people of Nairn.
That's an interesting point ...
Given that the rise of party politics in the Highland Council, with accompanied bickering, doesn't seem to have created a shining model of representation, it could be considered that we are better represented by Community Councillors or, more specifically, some of them at least.. :)
Given that the rise of party politics in the Highland Council, with accompanied bickering, doesn't seem to have created a shining model of representation
Just seems to reflect politics in general, surely no surprise there?
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