Last night at their regular monthly meeting, Nairn River Community Council enthusiastically agreed to a request from their colleagues on Nairn West/Suburban to chose three members to work with the same number from NWSCC to review and report on the Highland Council's care and management of the Common Good fund. This initiative for a joint working group was initially proposed by West/Suburban's Bill Young.
It was another long meeting at Nairn River CC last night with many important topics discussed. If time permits we shall give you more outlines of some of the issues debated. Very interesting stuff and our friends from the Leopold Street Thunderer had a reporter present too, we would anticipate they will deliver the usually high quality articles and analysis of some of the debate last night and we would urge you to reserve a copy of next week's edition of that much esteemed journal.
8 comments:
I wonder if the new joint working group will be able to spot Common Good Fund howlers such as not raising the rent at Parkdean for years and years?
I have often wondered if the sailing club contrubute to the common good for the land they lay clame to when they take there boats out of the water over the water
Or is somthing eles that is over looked.Be cause they are who they are???
Yes they do pay anon.
I am aware they pay for what they have fenced off with a permanent fence.
But do they pay for the extra ground used out side the fence with temporary fencing. This is quite substantial at this time of year when they have boats out of the water for the winter??
The extra bit is going to fenced too and shared with the Kayak Club. I would imagine there will then be a shared rent. In the new climate I don't think there's something for nothing out of the Common Good any more. Ask one of our four Highland Councillors for further information.
Various charitable bodies have very low ground rents because they are deemed to be good for the Town and its community. The bowlers, the anglers, the sailors, the athletes, the golfers etc etc - can't see any reason why not.
The Common Good Fund is now in better shape and much more transparent than it has been in decades.
Lets hope that some on the Community Council don't go over the top with point scoring.
MURD
I think a ramp at the Firhall bridge would be for the good of the community as well as visitors.£9.000 for survey would of been two fold one it would have proved the bridge is safe!.
{1] A commitment I can't get from the highland council!
[2] With a clean bill of health on the bridge the army would have installed the ramp.
When I met with Drew Hendry he did suggest Common good money could be used for this.
That appears to have fallen on deaf ears .My one thoughts are its not a case of A bridge to far but a bridge in the wrong place in Nairn
MURD
@MURD - I agree!
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