Help shape the Council's green dream for the future

Courtesy of Councillor Manjinder Shergill

Two vitally important draft documents, with a green theme at their heart, are being launched next month and local people are being urged to have their say.
The publication of the Draft Local Biodiversity Action Plan (LBAP) and the innovative Draft Green Network Strategy on 1 August kick starts a six week public consultation.
Each document takes a unique approach to showing how the natural environment underpins our social and economic wellbeing and strengthens the Council’s commitment to sustainability.
The Draft LBAP, prepared by the East Dunbartonshire Local Biodiversity Partnership, illustrates how crucial the natural environment is to the goods and services we depend on and sets out how the Council and its partners will protect and enhance local ecosystems.
The Draft Green Network Strategy, led by the Council in partnership with the Glasgow & Clyde Valley Green Network Partnership is the first of its kind in Scotland.
It maps connected green areas in East Dunbartonshire and proposes improvements, aiming to deliver a number of benefits for biodiversity, access, transport, economic development, flood management, land use planning and health promotion.
You can view and comment on the Draft LBAP and Draft Green Network Strategy through the consultation pages of the Council’s website:www.eastdunbarton.gov.uk/council/consultations
Paper copies are available in libraries, Community Hubs and the main Council offices at Southbank Marina HQ, Southbank House and Broomhill Depot.
Drop-in sessions are also being held across East Dunbartonshire to give people the chance to speak directly with officers.  Details are as follows:

Lennoxtown Hub                                         Wednesday 24 August 10am – 12pm 
Milngavie Community Educaiton Centre                Friday 26 August 2pm – 4pm 
Bishopbriggs War Memorial Hall                        Wednesday 31 August 6pm – 8pm        

In the meantime, there are a number of ways to share your views. You can:

·         Email comments to sustainability@eastdunbarton.gov.uk 
·         Write to the Sustainability Policy Team, Southbank House, Southbank Business Park, Kirkintilloch, G66 1XQ.
·         Call the team on 0141 578 8531 to discuss.