A977 Mitigation Measures Public Consultation

Perth & Kinross Council have prepared a series of proposals to mitigate the effect of increasing traffic on the A977 and to make life for the communities alongside the A977 safer. The proposals include a puffin crossing at the Institute in Crook of Devon. Now we - the community - have to set priorities. Fossoway & District Community Council have organised a meeting in which the proposals will be presented and discussed. This is the chance to get your voice heard!

Monday 22 February 7.30pm Crook of Devon Institute

ALL WELCOME!

Election - Fossoway and District Community Council

FOSSOWAY AND DISTRICT COMMUNITY COUNCIL

ELECTION

1. Notice is hereby given that an election will be held on 4 March 2010 for the election of 8 members to the Fossoway and District Community Council.
2. Nomination forms duly completed and signed must be lodged with the Returning Officer, Councillor Mike Barnacle c/o Elections Office, Perth and Kinross Council, Council Building, 2 High Street, Perth, PH1 5PH on any day after the date of this Notice, but not later than 4pm afternoon of 11 February 2010.
3. Forms of nomination may be obtained from Fossoway Garage or from the Returning Officer, Councillor Mike Barnacle, or download from here, on or after the date hereof.

Councillor Mike Barnacle
Returning Officer

21 January 2010

What does your MP stand for?

Now that the election campaigning has begun, it seems like a good time to let you know about a couple of websites that can help you cut through the rhetoric and spin and provide you with the facts you need to make up your mind which way to vote.

A great place to find out about your local MP is TheyWorkForYou.com, which will tell you who your MP is, what he or she has said in Parliament, how they have voted on different issues and much, much more. You can even ask to be emailed whenever an MP speaks in Parliament or a particular topic is mentioned. It's well worth a look.

In just a few short clicks I quickly discovered that Gordon Banks is my local MP for Ochil & Perthshire South and that he voted very strongly for the introduction of the smoking ban, introducing ID cards and Labour's anti-terrorism laws. He voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war and moderately against laws to stop climate change. He has a majority of 688 votes.

Another useful site is TheStraightChoice.com, where you can upload photos of election leaflets that come through your door and view leaflets uploaded by others. It's very easy to use and lets you see how the different parties vary their message across different areas. It also lets you find out about the candidates if you were not lucky enough to receive one of their campaign leaflets.

If you would like to offer your help to these projects and other similar ones, visit the DemocracyClub.org.uk.

New pedestrian crossing needed near Crook of Devon Institute

The possibility of a new pedestrian crossing over the A977, with traffic lights, between Fossoway Primary School and the Crook of Devon Institute was mentioned at a recent Fossoway Community Council meeting. Fingers crossed that Perth & Kinross Council will fund this. Parking for parents dropping off and collecting their children from school is provided at the Institute car park, which means that children either have to cross the busy A977 at a particularly dangerous section of the road (on a bend that lorries come tearing round) or face a lengthy detour to the crossing outside the Inn. An extra crossing at this location would improve road safety and might serve to slow down some of the vehicles that currently thunder through Crook of Devon doing well over the speed limit.