MORVERN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMPANY
Draft Minutes of the Public Meeting of the Morvern Community Development Company held In Lochaline Village Hall on Wednesday August 31st 2005 at 7.00pm
Those Present: Mr J Bolton (JB) Chair, Mr P Lindsay (PL), Mr R Smart (RS), Mr M Sampson (MS), Mr S Malcolm (SM), Ms E Brown (EB), Angus Robertson (AR), Tim McGurk (TM), Robert Linton (RL), Dot Ferguson (DF)
10 Members of the public also attended.
Agenda Item No 1
Mr R Lees of Alienergy
presented a talk and slide show on Alternative Energy Sources. At present
over 114 community renewable energy projects have taken place in the Highlands
and
Agenda Item No 3
Planning Exercise
JB thanked EB for her efforts
in co-ordinating the Community Planning Exercise. EB thanked those who had
helped on the day and then read out a short interim summary of the findings.
110 people attended (54 male, 56 female) which equates to 31% of the population.
Most mentioned comments were on housing, new school,and a high level of interest in enterprises community
or private. There were 16 comments on the Golf Course, 9 on the
Agenda Item No 2
Marina Project
JB outlined the findings of
the Financial Viability Study. This showed that an 80 berth marina at the
top of the loch would not be viable for lease to a private operator. It would
also only be borderline if operated as a community
venture. An alternative would be to establish a downscaled model (20 berths
with potential expansion to 40) at
JB thanked RL and DF for attending. Both opted to stay until the end of the meeting.
Agenda Item No 4
Apologies
JR, Kate Cruickshank
Agenda Item No 5
Minutes of the Previous Meeting
The minutes of the previous meeting were agreed as a true record. Proposed by PL, seconded by RS
Agenda Item No 6
Matters Arising
All covered by Agenda
Agenda Item No 7
Proposal by Lochaline Charters
Mrs A Lawrence spoke to the
above. She has been in touch with the National Aquarium of Plymouth who were responsible for the artifical
reef HMS Scylla. They will supply us with a ‘route map’ of how to emulate
this for a cost of £2/3k. There are currently 14 artificial reefs in
Agenda Item No 8
Sawmill Project
RS informed the meeting that Planning Permission had been applied for. EB read out a letter from Mr and Mrs Watt of Sruhan. Mrs Laurence expressed concern over potential noise pollution from the sawmill. Mr J Hodgson expressed fears that the Morvern Community Woodlands Project may be jeopardised by the establishment of the sawmill. MCW to be invited to the next MCDC meeting to discuss
Agenda Item No 9
Golf Course Project
PL recounted the level of support expressed for the Golf Course from the Planning Day. A public meeting will be held in September to which all interested parties will be invited. Planning Permission has been applied for.
Agenda Item No 10
AOCB
The condition of the new footpaths was discussed. Should MCDC buy its own strimmer? To be discussed at next meeting
Write to R Capell re disposal of cut timber
Agenda Item No 11
Date of the Next Meeting
The next meeting will be held on September 21st at 7.30pm in the Tarmac Mine Office
Date of AGM?