Scottish Fire and Rescue and the Community Safety Team are highlighting the recent spike in wildfires by displaying posters and fire safety information throughout Argyll and Bute – here is their leaflet, do take the time to read!
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On Friday morning, March 14th at 10am residents in Colglen are invited to take part in the Place Plan Proposal Creation discussion at the Colintraive Village Hall. This is the critical stage for the whole Local Place Plan process, so do come along to make your voice heard!
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CGCC Meeting with Bute CC in March
As noted in our minutes in November, and elsewhere, our next meeting will be on March 10th at 7 pm with the express purpose of hosting Bute Community Council at the Colintraive Village Hall in a joint discussion on common issues, such as Calmac, a Fixed Link and other matters.
- Standing Agenda to be used.
- Draft minutes of previous meeting
The Community Council has been contacted about several surveys which we list here:
BUDGET SURVEY
The first is a survey on budgets and services from the Council. This is extremely important as they are looking for millions in savings. Help our community by insisting our lifelines are not cut, and that the council find different ways to balance their budgets. You have until 14th February:
https://www.argyll-bute.gov.uk/form/budget-survey
“With a budget gap of £27 million over the next five years, we do not have enough funding to meet demands. We’re asking you what services should council budgets prioritise?
“Over the past 10 years, we have delivered more than £50 million in savings to continue providing services to our communities. We continue to look for more savings but the size of the budget gap means we face having to deliver further savings in the years ahead.”
R100 SURVEY
In the three years to 2019 the c ommunity, through “Kyles Community Broadband” attempted to procure fibre optic broadband for the community. With a budget of £1.5M promised KCB got as far as the competitive tender, but were stymied by a combination of budget and capacity of the organisations tendering. At that point the Scottish Government promised to make our area a priority after the ten areas already allocated official priority status. Over the intervening years, despite a six-monthly reminder from the CC, nothing has happened, or has been intimated to happen. Therefore this survey is very important and we encourage everyone to answer it. Here’s what the SG say about it:
“The Scottish Government is investing in broadband infrastructure in Your area through its Reaching 100% (R100) programme and we’re keen to get your support to help gather feedback.
“The £600+ million programme is extending access to faster broadband to sub-30 Megabits per second homes and businesses who are unlikely to receive upgrades through commercial plans. You can find out more about R100 at: gov.scot/digitalconnectivity.
“To understand whether and how households and organisations have benefited from R100, the Scottish Government is undertaking an evaluation of the programme. As part of this, we are surveying households and organisations who:
- Are scheduled to receive broadband access via R100 but have not yet been connected
- Have been provided with broadband access via R100 and have taken up the connection
- Have been provided with broadband access via R100 but have not taken up the connection
“The surveys are available online and can be accessed at https://tinyurl.com/R100Evaluation“
VISITOR LEVY CONSULTATION
“People in council areas across Scotland are considering a visitor levy for their area and we would like you to have the same chance to consider one for Argyll and Bute.
“Why? Because at a time when funding for public services is shrinking, a visitor levy is an option for raising investment to sustain local services used by visitors, as well as residents, and to keep the area as a top visitor attraction.
“Support for individual tourism businesses, or for extending the tourism season are examples of how levy income could be used. Services used by the visitor economy, and so could benefit from levy funding, include for example, waste, roads, transport and leisure services.
“We are running a 12-week consultation and invite you to take the time to find out more about what a levy could mean for Argyll and Bute, and then give your view.”
You can find more information on the council website, plus:
- Weekly updates through news round up email subscription, which is a briefing on general council and other news
- The Visitor Levy email update service
- Regularly as required on our website and social media channels
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RIVERWOODS: An Untold Story
In partnership with ABCAN and as part of the development of our Local Place Plan, the Community Council and the Development Trust present an evening focussed on the River Ruel and the work of the River Improvement Association, centred around the feature film Riverwoods
Three years in the making, the featurelength Riverwoods film, produced by Riverwoods partner Scotland: The Big Picture and narrated by Peter Capaldi, shines a light on the perilous state of Scotland’s salmon, and tells the compelling story of a fish that once lived in the forest. And in the soil that feeds the forest. And in the predators, scavengers and even herbivores of the forest. Scotland’s Atlantic salmon – the King of Fish – is not only the ultimate angler’s prize, but a key building block in a complex forest ecosystem.
Doors open 17:45hrs, January 17th, Colintraive Village Hall
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Local Plan Planning Short Survey
The community council would like to invite everyone in the community to give us your views on our place and how it can be improved to contribute to our Local Place Plan through this very Short SURVEY.
A Local Place Plan (LPP) is a community-led plan that outlines a community’s vision for the development and use of land in their area:
- Purpose LPPs are a way for communities to share their ideas and aspirations for the places they live, work, and spend time in. They can help communities develop and deliver their own projects, and their proposed solutions can influence local planning policy.
- Who can prepare them LPPs must be prepared by a Community Council or a “community-controlled body”.
- What they include LPPs should set out priorities for future development, and may identify land and buildings that the community considers to be of particular significance.
- How they are prepared LPPs should take into account the local development plan and the Scottish Government’s Strategic National Planning Framework. They may also require a specialized design element from an architect or urban designer.
- How they are registered LPPs must meet a particular set of criteria to be considered valid by a planning authority.
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Summer 24 Newsletter Download
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Downloadable version of both sides of the Summer Newsletter from 2024. Copies still available at some outlets in the Glen.
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Next CC Meeting 15th October in Colintraive
The next meeting will be at Colintraive Village Hall, Tuesday 15th October at 7.30pm
Agenda available here:
Minutes from last meeting, plus AGM minutes available here.
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Col-Glen Place Plan Get-together
A blather about what would make Colglen a better place with soup, cakes and beverages
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A Place Plan for ColGlen
The Community Council and Development Trust along with support from Argyll and Bute Climate Action Network are facilitating the co-creation of a place plan for our area.
Here is the flyer introducing this project:
Links in the flyer:
http://www.argyll-bute.gov.uk/planning-and-building/planning-policy/local-place-plans