Kinross Newsletter

Community Council NewsCouncil is unable to provide the CC with a copy of theOpinion [on the High School site] due to legal reasons.P&KC state that the land on which the current tennis courtsare built was acquired from the Hayfield Trust by the formerTayside Regional Council, using Compulsory Purchasepowers, in or around 1978 and the tennis courts were builtaround 1980, some years after Burghs had disappeared.However, the Opinion states that it would be “ prudent” toproceed on the assumption that the ground on which thetennis courts formerly stood may have formed part of thecommon good of the former Burgh of Kinross. P&KCconcludes that the existing tennis court site should beregarded as forming part of the Common Good of Kinross.The Secy is to write to the Council questioning what progressP&KC has made in identifying all assets which should beincluded in the Common Good Fund for Kinross.Councillors’ Committees: Cllr Robertson provided a listdetailing the committees the Councillors serve on:Robertson: Community Safety Committee (Convener);Strategic Policy & Resources Committee; Housing & HealthCommittee. Also represents the Council on: TaysideCommunity Justice Authority; Forth Estuary TransportAuthority; P & K Countryside Trust.Miller: Life Long Learning Committee; DevelopmentControl Committee.Baird: Scrutiny Committee (Convener); Life Long LearningCommittee; Strategic Policy & Resources Committee; AuditSub Committee.Barnacle: No Council Committees. Also Perthshire Alliancefor the Real Cairngorms (PARC).Other BusinessCCllr Scott raised four issues:(a) B roken windows at the Town Hall (former Social WorkOffice).(b) Lack of public toilets: she reported that the area aroundMillbridge is being used for this purpose.(c) Flooding on the roads during inclement weather, thedrains not being able to cope with this.(d) Overgrown trees at Millbridge.Comment was also made regarding the lack of toilets forpeople walking the Heritage Trail.P&KC can be contacted directly regarding broken windowsand trees on 01738 476476.Junction: The Secy is to write to P&KC requesting thateither the junction of Gallowhill Road with the A922 be putback into its original state or at the very least double yellowlines be added to the area as the new junction was dangerous.The next meeting of Kinross CC is to be held in theMasonic Hall on Wednesday 2 September at 7.30pm.CCllrs Watson and Davies are unable to attend the nextmeeting.Members of the public wishing to address Kinross CC arerequested to contact the Secretary in advance and supply acopy of any relevant papers.Do you havePhotographs of Kinross-shireyou’d be happy to share with others?Visit www.kinross.cc to find out how to add your photos tothe Photo Library. The aim of the library is to provide aresource for promoting Kinross-shire.14Milnathort Community CouncilNews from the August MeetingCCllr Giacopazzi, Chairman, welcomed CCllrs Bennet,Smith, Lamont, Thomson, Porter and Cottingham to themeeting held on 13 August. Also in attendance were P&KCllr Baird; Diane Cassidy of P&KC’s Placecheck scheme;Minute Secretary E Rougvie, a representative of TaysidePolice and two members of the public.Police matters: Another car had been broken into at the carpark at Burleigh Sands on the day of the Kinross Show and ahandbag stolen. The police believe that the car park is beingwatched and specific vehicles targeted, so the public areurged to keep valuables out of sight and report any suspiciousactivity. There had also been a sneak-in theft in Scotlandwell,whereby the premises had been entered via an open windowwhile the householder was in bed. If windows are left openduring the night, appropriate locks should be fitted. Thepublic are once again urged to be vigilant and report anysuspicious behaviour as the police would prefer to have awell-intentioned false alarm than an actual crime. In answerto a question from a member of the public about the use ofzebra crossings by young people on bicycles, the policerepresentative confirmed that they should dismount and walkthe bike across.Bridgefauld Road: A member of the public expressedconcerns about the semi-circle in Bridgefauld Road, wherediseased bushes had been removed from the grassy area. Shesaid that it had been turfed despite P&KC’s assurances to thecontrary and now it was being used as a football pitch bylocal children. She and other residents were concerned aboutpossible damage to their homes and the safety of theyoungsters. Cllr Baird said that in some areas bushes werenot replaced for cost-cutting reasons but after furtherdiscussion she said she would pursue the matter.Unkempt gardens: A member of the public asked whatP&KC's policy was in terms of council tenants taking care oftheir gardens, as there were two in her area which wereneglected and spoiling the street’s generally well-keptappearance. Cllr Baird said that there was a code in force thattenants had to sign and that this was unacceptable. She was toattend a tenants’ meeting the following week and would raisethe issue.Placecheck: The leaflets for this event have been widelydistributed and after discussion it was agreed that the outlyingrural areas of the village should be included. The event is tobe held in the Thistle Hotel on 29 August and was hoped thatas many people as possible will attend. Booking is notnecessary. The village was divided into five zones and aCCllr will co-ordinate the group visiting their allotted zoneon the day. CCllr Giacopazzi agreed to take zone 1; CCllrSmith zone 2; CCllr Lamont zone 3; CCllr Bennet zone 4 andCCllr Porter zone 5. Ms Cassidy said Dunning undertook thePlacecheck exercise last year and had a good turnout. Theareas identified for improvement included unadopted roadsand paths; overgrowing trees on rights of way; sight lines andexits on main roads; unmade areas and traffic-calmingmeasures. However, it was agreed that any traffic-calmingmeasures should definitely not include build-outs such asthose in Kinnesswood and Scotlandwell, which wereconsidered highly dangerous. Ms Cassidy proposed a followupmeeting to consider the results of the Placecheck eventsome time in November.Flooding: CCllr Giacopazzi referred to a SEPA map thatshowed that during the flash floods of 6 July Milnathort was