Draft Minutes Fossoway and District Community Council
1st November 2016, Powmill Moubray Hall
Attending: Community Cllrs: Jennifer Donachie, Trudy Duffy, Graham Kilby and Graham Pye; Cllrs Mike Barnacle, Dave Cuthbert, Joe Giacopazzi and Willie Robertson; 8 Members of the Public (MoP).
Apologies: CCllr Angus Cheape;
Co-option of New CC Member: The CC welcomes Carol Farquhar as a new member – Proposed: CCllr Pye; Seconded: CCllr Donachie.
Declarations of Interest: None.
Police report: Unfortunately no Officer was able to be present at the meeting. There was one incident to note, received via Perth and Kinross Community Watch: Between 10am and 11am on 21st October a sneak in theft occurred at a property at Rumbling Bridge.
Minutes of the previous meeting: The minutes were signed off without amendment.
Matters Arising
Crook Moss Traveller’s Site: Cllr Barnacle has written to SEPA asking whether private drainage arrangements may be possible in the continued absence of capacity at the Drum WWTP, also when might the WWTP be expanded and who is on the current waiting list. Cllr Barnacle has also arranged for a waste collection to be instigated at the site.
A977 Defects and Mitigation Measures: Cllr Giacopazzi has been pursuing the problem with the dip in the road by Devonshaw Cottage, Powmill, but there is no budget to address the problem this financial year, fortunately the problem is not getting worse. The speed activated sign will be refurbished according to one department, although there is also some doubt about who is responsible for the signs with another department saying there is no budget to fix them.
A MoP reported to CCllr Farquhar that there is potential for flooding on the A977 at Powmill due to blocked drains – the problem area is to the south of Gairney Burn Lane. Cllr Giacopazzi agreed to get this looked at.
Rumbling Bridge Hydro Scheme: The official opening was on Friday 28th October, was very well attended and went well, the scheme is generating power and so the first funds will be available to the Community Group in a year’s time; unfortunately the open afternoon on the 29th had to be postponed until the Spring for operational reasons.
The Community Benefit Group held a meeting on Friday 7th October where the terms of reference are being worked on. There is a plan to hold a Community Consultation exercise to collect ideas for how the funds should be used.
Speeding Through Villages: This has been discussed in the Action Partnership.
Crook and Drum Growing Together: CCllr Duffy reported that tub planting has been done, however more volunteers are always welcome to assist with bulb planting – dates will be published on Facebook.
Powmill Bloom Group: CCllr Farquhar reported that a “Gateway to the Village” has been created opposite the Aldie Road, and lots of bulbs have been planted along with other clearing and tidying up. More information at their Facebook page: www.facebook.com/groups/400183333513381/
Dunning Glen: Cllr Robertson has inspected the bridge and although it does seem to be slowly deteriorating, PKC doesn’t think it needs fixing any sooner than already planned.
Station Road Adoption: Cllr Barnacle reports that the two objections to the Notice to Adopt have now been withdrawn. Cllr Barnacle will write to all residents again with the new contribution figure (which is reduced now it will be without VAT) and hopefully the work will be able to proceed soon.
Blairingone War Memorial: Cllr Barnacle has contacted Profile Projects once more, and they have now said that they would only contribute £2000, rather than the full cost as they originally agreed in September 2011. Cllr Barnacle will seek confirmation of this offer in writing. There are various heritage funds that may help us fund the rest of the work, which will be investigated.
Matters Arising With No Update Since Last Meeting
Sports Hub, Ivy Cottage Powmill and Safer Route to School – Drum: No update.
Bollards Opposite Crook Village Hall: We are still awaiting a report from PKC Roads Department on how the safety of this section of road could be improved, however local Cllrs are pressing them for a prompt response.
New Business
B9097 Route Action Plan: This plan proposes: To impose a 40mph speed limit for the first 800m of the road from Drum; Institute a prohibition of entry on the U241 to discourage commercial traffic passing from the A977 to the B9097 via the U241 at Drum; Various other improvements to signage and carriageway surfacing.
Community Council Business
Meetings Attended: None this month.
Councillors’ Reports
Mike Barnacle: Cllr Barnacle notes that delay in publishing LDP2 until next summer allows more work to be done on proposals for parking and development.
Dave Cuthbert: Cllr Cuthbert notes that the Action Partnerships each have £20k to spend by next April, which may prove challenging in that time since they need to use the new Participatory Budgeting system.
Joe Giacopazzi: Nothing not already reported above.
Willie Robertson: Cllr Robertson reports that TRACKS are about to start work on the next section of the multi-purpose path extending to Balado Station. All finance is in place and contracts are being let, with the section due to be finished early next year.
Police Scotland are intending to trial Community Speedwatch again in the New Year, although it’s not yet known who’s to be involved. Cllr Robertson will try and get this area included based on our previous experience.
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Planning Matters
16/01612/FLL Erection of 2 no dwelling houses at Land 100 Metres North East of South Kilduff Farm, Fossoway. Comments were due by 25/10/16. No CC Comment.
16/01801/IPL Erection of a dwelling house (in principle) at land 30 metres West of Drumgarland, Crook of Devon. Comment that we are concerned about the uncertainty of connection to Drum WWTP.
Correspondence: All the correspondence was available for viewing: The B9097 will be closed during weekdays (8am to 4pm) from 14th November to allow drainage works between Mawmill Poultry Farm and Mawmill Farm (for around four weeks) and to the west side of Aldie junction (for about one week) to allow patching works.
The Scottish Government are holding a Governance Review of early years and schools education. See www.gov.scot/educationgovernancereview for details.
PKC will shortly be replacing green bins with smaller ones (240 litres -> 140 litres) to encourage more recycling.
The Kinross Winter Festival is now on, see brochure at issuu.com/kinrosswinterfestival/docs/kinross-shire_s_winter_festival_201_2d713de0b261ec The Street Festival is from 4-7pm Saturday 26th November.
AOCB: Is Rumbling Bridge Gorge Car Park now open for business? It seems to have been created, but possibly final surfacing not yet done – there are no signs.
Draft Agenda for Next CC Meeting
Welcome and Apologies, Declarations of Interest, Community Policing, Minutes of last meeting.
Matters arising: Crook Moss Site, A977 Mitigation, Rumbling Bridge Hydro Scheme, Speeding Through Villages, Crook and Drum Growing Together, Powmill in Bloom, Dunning Glen, Station Road Adoption, Blairingone War Memorial.
Community Councillors: Meetings Attended, PKC Councillors’ Reports, Planning, Correspondence, AOCB
Next Meeting: Tuesday 6th December 2016 7:30 pm
Fossoway Primary School
All Welcome
