A.S.L CC Minutes April 2008

Association of South Lochaber Community Councils (A.S.L.C.C)

Meeting held in the Jubilee Pavilion, Ballachulish

on Monday 28 April 2008

Present:-           Name                               Community Council

Mel MacAskill (MMA)                    Ballachulish                    (Chairman)

Trish Whyte (TW)                    Ballachulish                    (Secretary)

Robin MacLaren (RML)          Ballachulish

John Cameron      (JC)              Duror & Kentallen

David Chrystal (DC)           Duror & Kentallen

Ann Marie Cameron (AMC)          Nether Lochaber          (Treasurer)

Duncan Cameron (DCa)          Kinlochleven

Allan Thomson (AT)              Kinlochleven

Donald Stewart (DS)            Glencoe & Glen Etive  

Bill McCubbin (BMC)            Glencoe & Glen Etive  

Apologies:-   

Nairn McArthur (NMA)                    Nether Lochaber          (Vice Chair)

David Gunn (DG)             Glencoe & Glen Etive

Also Present          David Thompson (DT), Abbeyfield Trustee

1.     The minutes of the meeting held on 12 March 2008 were proposed by DS and seconded by DC.

2.     Abbeyfield

DT outlined the concerns on the lack of progress to date with the NHS.   The main concern is that there is no formal contract in place between Abbeyfield and the NHS.   This obviously makes it very difficult for Abbeyfield to progress with borrowing funds and carrying out building alterations.   ACTION ? ASLCC to write to Gary Coutts, Chief Executive of the NHS Highland urging the NHS to progress the contract between themselves and Abbeyfield as a matter of urgency.   Letter to be copied to Fergus Ewing MSP, local Highland Councillors, Gill McVicar and Larry Wilmot.

DS asked if any progress had been made with regard to the possibility of a non-executive seat for a member of the ASLCC on the Abbeyfield Board.   DT was not aware of this but would raise the issue at the next Abbeyfield Board Meeting.

3.     Scottish Water (SW)

a)     The Schedule of Work has been received for the Glencoe & Ballachulish Waste Water Transfer Scheme.

b)     Sewerage Works ? SW have reported that they have not received any communication form Highland Council about why the recent planning application was refused and they are still to decide whether or not to appeal the decision.

c)      Glencoe Water Quality ? concerns were raised

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