Muirhouse & Salvesen Community Council
Meeting notes from Tuesday 6/12/11 APPROVED
- Welcome/Attendance/Apologies
Roy Douglas welcomed members and Peter Strong North Neighbourhood Partnership Manager
Attendance
R Douglas M Warrick J Davidson A Buckridge PC N Stark Cllr Day V Redpath Watson
Apologies
Cllr Jackson,Cllr Morris,B Stevenson
- Minute of previous meeting 1/11/2011
Prop A Buckridge ,Seconded M Warrick
- Matters Arising
None
- Correspondence
None received
- Treasurers’ Report
No expenditure from previous months note bal = £2104.90
- Peter Strong – report on Silverknowes Eastway
Peter updated the current situation of Anti Social behaviour in this area and reported on Action taken forward by Davidson Mains Ratepayers Association and Cllr from the Almond Ward.He reported of the harassment of residents in the area and reported that youths that live in the Muirhouse area to the South were causing damage to properties using the footpaths that lead between the areas.
Discussion taken place of lack of communication to this CC about a meeting that had taken place with residents of Silverknowes Eastway that is technically in the Forth Ward.
Residence of this area want all access paths that lead from Muirhouse Gardens (beside janitors old house) and from Muirhouse Drive.
CCllr’s expressed their displeasure that such a proposal to divide communities or technically one community can be considered or go a head.
Peter asked if the CC would be willing to meet in a cross neighbourhood meeting scheduled some time later in the month…CCLrs agreed.
Cllr Day voiced his discussed around the resourses that have been spent with CCTV intalation and Police time.A bit over the top compared with other areas within the Forth Ward having more serious crimes happening ewvery other day.
- Police Report
PC Nial Stark updated CCllrs on local area priorities ,acts of vandalism up, reports of housebreaking recorded two in the area.
Still concerns with the a/social behaviour in the library and how young children as young as 9 are causing serious trouble.
Sale of alcohol to underage youths are still being investigated, test purchases have had a set back which has caused delay in action on this within the local area.
- Forth Councillors Update
Cllr Day discussed licensing issues, underage youth being sold alcohole locally. He will follow up with the Licensing Board.
- Action Groups
Pennywell /Muirhouse Dev Group – progressing
- AOCB
None
- Date of next meeting – Tuesday the 17/1/ 2012
- Close
