NLCC Minutes, 5th September 2024 in the Nether Lochaber Church Hall

 

PRESENT:

 

Brian Pearson (BP)- NLCC / NLCA

Kathleen Cameron (KC) – NLCC / NLVH

Marilyn MacDonald (MMD) – NLCC / NLVH

Lisa Glaze (LG) – NLCC / NLCA / NLVH

Elizabeth MacLellan (EM) – NLCC

 

PUBLIC ATTENDANCE

 

Hayley MacCallum, Craig McLauchlan

 

  • Election of Chairman

 

After hearing from LG that in terms of the NLCC Constitution there were insufficient elected members present to vote on the election of a new Chairman, the Committee agreed that BP would act as Interim Chairman for this meeting.

 

  • Apologies

 

Marie MacLachlan and Karl Speirling.

 

  • Minutes of Meeting held 8th August 2024

 

Subject to amending Item 8, 2nd Para (grit bins) to reflect that MMD had purchased scoops for the three grit bins, the Minutes were Proposed by LG and Seconded by KC.

 

  • Matters Arising from Minutes

 

None.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  • Action Points

 

  • Glenrigh Hydro Scheme – nothing to report will bring to next meeting.
  • Newsletter – noted (i) Lucy Cook, Project Officer for the Barn Project had given BP a small article for the Newsletter; (ii) although he had stood down as Chair BP would still prepare an article and also chase up the Secretary of the Community Association for their article.
  • Notice Board – Perspex Door – LG to speak to KS re a Perspex door for the Notice Board at the old Post Office. MMD reported that she had seen a prototype of the new notice board for Cuilcheanna made of recycled materials and it was noted there may be a cost to the Community Council for hardwood for the notice board.
  • Police Presence at Meetings – noted BP had not managed to contact the Glencoe Police so MMD said she would contact them.
  • Lochaber Place Plan – BP reported he had nothing further on this item and would leave the matter for the new Chair to take on.
  • Secondary Letting Licences – noted BP had been unable to attend the Alliance meetings and it was agreed that this item be left until a new Chairman had been appointed.
  • Squirrel Project – Noted the Community Association had taken over the squirrel project and this would eventually pass to the Barn project.
  • Village Hall Funding – LG offered to complete the application form to the Council to cover the legal costs for transfer of the hall to the Village Hall Committee and this was agreed.

 

  • Office Bearer Reports

 

Chair

 

Nothing to report.

 

Treasurer

 

LG confirmed that there was a total of £3,582.32 in the NLCC Bank Account and the outgoings since the last meeting were £50 to the Afternoon Club, £10 to the Nether Lochaber Church for the hire of the hall for last month’s meeting.

 

 

 

  • Planning Matters

                                       

  • Ref No 24/03006/PIP

Land 3KM SE of Righ Crescent Onich

Erection of 30m lattice mast, 3no antennas, 2no dishes, 2no nodes, 3no equipment cabinets, associated meter cabinet, and ancillary development contained within a1.80m fencing with an area of levelled hard standing and formation of access

 

Following discussion the Committee agreed they had no objections to this Application.

 

  • Ref No 24/03383/PIP

Keppanach, Cuilcheanna, Onich

Erection of House and Formation of Access

 

Following discussion the Committee agreed they had no objections to this Application.

 

  • Updates from NLCA and Hall Committee

 

NLCA

 

Noted (i) Lucy Cook, Project Officer for the Barn was organising various events at Inchree; (ii) the recent walk in the woods with Neil Ansell had been successful; and (iii) there was to be an open air Gaelic singing event on Wednesday 11th September at 1.00pm with Maryann Kennedy where she would talk about songs of Lochaber, explain them and those attending could sing along.

 

Agreed the Community Council would refund £50 to the Community Association as they had taken over the squirrel project.

 

VILLAGE HALL COMMITTEE

 

Noted the last Coffee Morning held on 7th September had been very successful and raised the sum of £545.

 

Noted it was hoped to get the Village Hall transferred into the name of the Village Hall Committee soon and progress funding for a separate business plan and feasibility study.

 

 

 

 

  • Glencoe & Glen Etive Community Council –

Re Traffic Speed on the A82

 

The Committee noted the content of an e-mailed letter from Gwen McTaggart, Secretary of the Glencoe & Glen Etive Community Council regarding traffic speed on the A82 a copy of which had been circulated to all members on 3rd September by MMD.

 

            Following lengthy discussion it was agreed to support the Glencoe Community Council’s position with regard to putting together an argument to submit to Transport Scotland/HC and any other relevant bodies in a bid to extend the 40mph zone which currently ends on the final approach to Glencoe Village, to cover the whole stretch of road from the southern end of the long straight at the Glencoe Visitor Centre all the way to the roundabout at the junction with the A828 Oban road. It was further agreed to ask Glencoe Community Council to add to their submission that the 40mph speed limit be further extended from the same roundabout all the way through Onich to the junction at Corran Ferry. If this was not possible then it was agreed that NLCC submit this proposal themselves.

 

  • AOCB

 

None.

 

  • Date of Next Meeting

It was agreed the next meeting of the NLCC would be held on Thursday 10th October 2024 at 7.00pm in the Nether Lochaber Church Hall.

 

 

 

Approved by the NLCC at their Meeting held on Thursday 10th October 2024.

 

 

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