Community council minutes

Minutes of previous meeting were approved.

Chairman’s Report & Correspondence
Audrey Sinclair – Berwyn welcomed Audrey to her first Community Council meeting in Inverinate.
Scottish Water – Joanna Peebles (new contact) was to be invited to attend a future meeting to discuss ongoing issues.
Mast – estate have heard nothing from assessor as yet.
Lochalsh & Skye Housing Association – Berwyn read extracts from their Annual Report, which gave some interesting statistics on developments re. housing provision in the area.
Graham House – Berwyn reported that he was still trying to secure a copy of the report that had decided that Graham House should be closed. There was no further update.

Matters Arising
Police – Berwyn had been in touch with the chief constable and had been advised that a new sergeant had been appointed for Kyle. It was suggested that an invitation be sent to attend a future meeting.
Ward Forums – Audrey & Biz explained the arrangement re. ward forum meetings, which bring together representatives from all the community councils across the ward.. Unfortunately, the Community Council had apparently not been informed of the last meeting in Strathpeffer but the next was to be on 26th Nov in Poolewe. A more local one would be in the Lochalsh area in January. The Ward Manager at Highland Council is Robbie Bain and an invite would also be sent to him to attaned a future meeting.
Future meetings – it was agreed that the dates of the next three meetings be provisionally set for Thurs. 13th December, Thurs. 24th January and Thurs 28th February.

AOB
Core Paths Plan – this had been considered by Willie Fraser and was discussed. There were no points that really impacted on the community council area.
Condition of roadsides – Ian Ross mentioned the poor condition of the verges and the danger of pedestrians falling or tripping up. Biz had spoken to a Transerve representative on this point and they acknowledged responsibility for their upkeep. It would be pursued further.
Carparking in Kyle – the impact of the new surgery and the introduction of parking fees in the car park (as of April) was discussed and Audrey mentioned a forthcoming public meeting on this, to be held at Kyle the following week.

Next meeting –Thursday 13th Dec at 8pm
Inverinate Community Centre