Park project update

We hope to have the first phase of the park project completed by Spring.

This first phase will include improvements to the play equipment area. The ground will be prepared and drainage put in place. A further three items of play equipment will be installed which will include a roundabout for children in wheelchairs and/or buggies which can also take able-bodied children. The area will be fenced off and a hedge will be planted. It is anticipated that the work should be completed in time for Spring next year, although with the current weather it is hard to imagine.

It has taken a long time to have this first phase completed, but securing funding is difficult in the current climate. We have also been working closely with East Dunbartonshire Council's Greenspace Department who have been extremely helpful. It is also with thanks to all the organisations who have given us grants to reach this stage and would not have been possible without their generosity. There are many people to thank to just get to this stage and they include local residents and our three local councillors along with those who gave us grants - Tarmac, Milngavie Community Council, Awards for All, WREN, East Dunbartonshire Community Grants Scheme, and funds should be forthcoming from our Councillors' Ward fund. We shall continue to update as the project nears completion.

Waste Collection during severe weather

East Dunbartonshire Council have issued the following notice:

"Refuse / Recycling Collections Waste collections continue to be suspended owing to the severe weather and access difficulties in residential areas. This service will resume as soon as possible and residents are advised to keep their bins ready for collection as planned. Bins will be emptied as soon as it is safe to do so, however if current conditions prevail, it is unlikely that collections will not resume until next week. When service resumes, excess waste will be collected as additional resources will be deployed to assist with the heavier loads. Contingency plans are currently being developed should these conditions remain beyond Monday of next week."

Local Plan 2 Guidance Notes Consultation

Some residents may have received a letter from East Dunbartonshire Council regarding the Local Plan 2 Guidance Notes Consultation. Most likely it will be those residents who wrote commenting on Craigton Woods.

For those who were in favour of Craigton Woods remaining the same you will recall that the Woods were given three designations:

• Green Belt


• Tree Preservation Area


• Ancient Woodland with reference to being a Special Wildlife Corridor

However, on the Guidance Notes Consultation it only shows the Woods as Green Belt, and those residents may wish to comment that they wish all three designations to remain.

Further news on the proposed new Tesco store

There is a great deal of information about the proposals for the new store on the website of "We like Milngavie," so you are advised to visit this site if you wish for further information.

To view the full documentation about the proposals, go to the website of DPEA (The Scottish Government Directorate for Planning and Environmental Appeals) at www.dpea.scotland.gov.uk/, agree to the terms and conditions, go to the simple search and type case reference PPA-200-2008 in the box.

EDC Budget Consultation

The EDC Budget Consultation document is now available for completion on the web at
www.surveymonkey.com/edcbudgetconsultation.

Some of you may receive a written questionnaire through the post but, if not, you can complete it at the above link. Please ask as many people as possible to complete it in order to influence what is important to you.

The closing date is 15 November 2010.