STRATHKINNESS COMMUNITY COUNCIL.
Minutes of meeting held at 730pm on 2nd September 2008 in the Village School.
Present:- Mrs. Mudie [Chair], Scott, Slack & Walker. Messrs. Baxter & Younger. Fife
Councillors Mrs. Melville & Morrison.
Apologies:- Messrs D’Angelis, Duncan & Inverarity.
Minutes of the July meeting:- Read and approved.
Footpath/cycleway:- Funding information passed to Mr. Baxter. The prospective project
would take the path along the south side of the High Road. Contact to be made with
Messrs.McLaren, Mr. Niven and the University and Fife Council.
Public Open Space:[Floral Display Group]- A notice of an exploratory meeting would
be sent out to all households, as soon as a date and time had been agreed. It was
noted that, to date, there had been no response from Elmwood College. Mr. Baxter
said that he had spoken to Mr. Headon, and that it was his intention to lay out the
pathways initially and the soft landscapes later. Mr. Headon would also give an indication
of the budget for the landscaped area.
It was felt that the Floral Display Group would have to be a separate project.
Kincaple:- No further news on Bus Stop or Right of Way query.
Postwatch Scotland:- Newsletter inc. details of Closure Plan.
NHS Fife-Notice of public meeting in St.Andrews on 4/9/08 re Travel Planning for
new Hospital. List of short-listed names of the new hospital
Fife Council-Performance & Organisational Support:- Report of Community Council Seminar
held in May 2008. Details of proposed re-organisation of Trust Funds administered
by Fife Council.
Fife Council- Community Services:-Notification on strategy for provision and management
of allotments in Fife.
Fife Constabulary:- Newsletter.
Fife Council –Development Services:- Planning applications in respect of the following:-
10a Bonfield Road- Single storey extension, No objections noted.
Newton of Nydie Farm. Change of use from farm building to form 5 dwellings [ renewal
of previous application]- No objections noted.
35a, Sunnyside.- Alteration and extension to house. No objections noted.
38. High Road. Extension to House and erect garage. No objections noted.
Bus timetable changes:- Considerable dismay has been expressed by bus users at the
new time tables, and the effects of the changes made to the services. A number of
complaints have been made to Stagecoach. It was hoped that the St. Andrews Community
Hospital Travel Group would be able to lobby for more efficient services to the new
site when it opens.
Data protection:- Fife Councillor Melville is to check that Fife Council has included
Community Councils under this Act.
Village Information Pack:- There was an interesting and useful discussion into the
provision of an information pack for newcomers to the village. Mrs. Slack was asked
to prepare a draft Pack for Strathkinness , Mr. Younger would assist her with the
project.
Kirk & Community:- It was proposed and approved that a donation of £50 be made to
assist with the production of the Kirk & Community newsletter.
Magus Muir:- Reports of overnight camping in the car park at Bishops Wood, had been
made to the Countryside Ranger. It would appear that it is now legal under the Access
to the Countryside [Scotland] Act.. Campers do, however, have a responsibility to
clean up after themselves. It would appear that this is not always the case, and
the Ranger Service would monitor the situation.
Village Well:- The Well in Church Road has been overflowing. It is not known if this
related to the site works in the centre of the village. Councillor Melville was to
take the matter up with Community Services.
Planning alterations:- Mrs. Mudie reported that Neighbourhood notification had been
received by some householders in Main Street in respect of proposed alterations
to elevations and erection of porches to some of the houses planned for the new
site in the centre of the village. Clarification on the matter was to be sought from
Fife Council and Messrs. Headon.