Action Note of Ward Forum held on 29^th October 2007, at Strathdearn Hall at 7.30 p.m.

 

Attendees   Cllr Thomas Prag Cllr Roy Pederson Cllr John Holden Cllr Jim Crawford John Cameron-Mackintosh – Strathdearn Community Council Bruce Strachan – Croy & Culloden Moor Community Council James MacPherson – Strathnairn Community Council Malcolm Macleod – Development Plans Manager, Planning & Development, Highland Council Paul Brown – Housing Development Officer, Housing & Property, Highland Council William Gilfillan – Corporate Manager, Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch & Strathspey Douglas Wilby – Area Community Learning & Leisure Manager Inspector Tom Ogilvy – Northern Constabulary

Charles Stephen, Ward Manager – Inverness South Ward, Highland Council (Chair) 13 Members of the public

 Agenda

 

1.           Action Points from last Meeting

Development of Community Facilities – deferred until after Community Council elections.

Grass cutting, road & path maintenance – issues raised with TECS. 

Note: there is now a designated Ward Manager dealing with Actions relating to TECS.

 

2.           Community Safety – Inspector Tom Ogilvy

5 key strategies for the area:

a)  Reducing crime

b)  Tackling serious crime

c)  Safer Road

d)  Safer Communities

e)  Maintaining Public Order

 

Questions from the public with regard to driving offences  

           

3.           Living Communities

Presentation by Malcolm MacLeod - Development Plans Manager on “Housing in the Countryside”

 

Questions from the public and discussion with regard to infrastructure issues and developer contributions.

 

Presentation by Paul Brown - Housing Development Officer on “Affordable Housing”

 

Questions from the public and discussion with regard to life long living accommodation, affordable housing needs, affordable housing development by private developer.

 

Action:  If there is land available within the Ward for housing please contact Paul Brown - Housing Development Officer Housing & Property Services Highland Council HQ Glenurquhart Road Inverness.

 

4.           Date of next meeting

January/February 08 - date to be confirmed.

 

5.           Questions

Further questions with regard to housing in the countryside.

Douglas Wilby outlined the areas of work within Community Learning & Leisure, Education, Culture & Sport Service