City Council News

IT WAS heart-warming to see the crowd of Culter folk who came to the "Planning for Real" meeting in Culter School on Saturday October 2nd. This has proved to be a method of consultation that works really well. Everybody showed great interest, and hundreds of tickets were placed on the maps. The big issues were what we would have expected, and your input has emphasised to Council officers what great importance we attach to them. Thanks to the children and staff of Culter School for making the models, and for setting up a great day for us.

I can give some information on some of the main issues. First, of course, is the annoyance and danger from heavy lorry traffic. I have already flagged up to Roads officers that when we get the Western Peripheral Route, we want a weight limit on Malcolm Road (B979).

Another strong item on the wish list was for some sheltered housing. This we will get, on the Coronation Court site. The number of units which that site will take is not as great as I would have liked, so we need to hope for other developments on Deeside. In accepting this site for sheltered housing, I have had to withdraw my interest in the Roads Depot site in The Bush for that purpose. That will enable the Roads Depot to stay where it is, and we will continue to get the prompt snow-clearing we have been used to.

Many people would like more 20mph limit signs. The Council have quite rightly done the roads near the school first, but we can still campaign for more such zones, perhaps south of the main road.

There are lots of other issues, which you raised, and the Aberdeen South team will be studying them over the coming months.

Pam MacDonald