Kinross Newsletter Founded in 1977 by Mrs Nan Walker, MBE ISSUE No 339 March 2007 www.kinrossnewsletter.org DEADLINE for the April Issue CONTENTS From the Editor ............................................................2 5.00 pm, Monday Letters ..........................................................................2 19 March 2007 News and Articles .........................................................4 for publication on Police Box..................................................................10 Saturday 31 March 2007 KCC Election Nomination Form...................................11 Community Councils...................................................12 Contributions for inclusion in the Club & Community Group News .................................18 Newsletter Sport...........................................................................24 SWRI News ...............................................................28 The Newsletter welcomes items from clubs, community organisations and individuals for Nature.........................................................................29 publication. 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Editor Eileen Thomas Typesetting and Layout Tony Dyson Word Processing Julia Fulton Advertising Ann Harley Treasurer Ross McConnell Distribution Craig Williams Subscriptions Ann Harley 2 Letters Editorial Favouritism in Local Community Councils? A Personal View 14.2.07 Kinross Community Council Election Is there favouritism or fairness in local Community April is the time for a Kinross CC Election. The CC is Councils? After having attended the last two meetings currently two members short and not all existing of the Milnathort CC in regard to a potentially members will necessarily re-stand for election. Please contentious planning application for a wind farm in the think about contributing to your local community by Ochil Hills, I have come to the conclusion that it is not joining the Community Council. There are important what you know but who you know that matters. John issues locally and the CC can make a difference at Lawrie Ltd, Tillyrie Farm, Milnathort, the owner of times by putting pressure on the relevant authorities. which just so happens to be a local Community If you are not sure if you live in the Kinross CC area, Councillor, made this application. the CC Chairman, David Colliar (tel 864037) should With this in mind you would think that the CC be able to advise. A Nomination Form and further meeting would have been dealt with meticulously to details are on page 11. An election will only take ensure that there was no impression of favouritism to place if more than eleven valid nominations are made. one of their own. Before the meeting I had approached Register of Local Organisations Mr Giacopazzi at his shop to ask if it was all right to This month we publish another Register of Local hand in letters of objections personally to him there. Organisations. If you are involved in a club or other He asked me what it was about and I explained it was organisation, please check to see that the details are to do with the proposed wind farm at Tillyrie. He said correct. While compiling this list we have found that that “he thought everything had been settled” but took information given to the Newsletter and information notes of what I was objecting about and ended up on the www.kinross.cc website sometimes differs, so saying “he had better phone Mrs Thomson about this”. please check on the website too. Personal contact I was rather taken aback by this and left feeling details cannot be entered on to the website without the betrayed. This was the first time I had heard of a CCllr person involved completing a Data Protection Form. contacting an applicant about an application with Notification of alterations to the kinross.cc website regard to possible objections before a meeting. I administrator please, by emailing [email protected] decided at this point to withhold further letters of or phoning Pauline on 01577 862685. objection that I had from others until early in the day Milnathort Post Office of the meeting to try and eliminate discussion between After the terrible devastation caused by the flooding the CCllr and Mrs Thomson. in December, it is great to see the Milnathort Post I understand that a CCllr has the right to have their Office open again! application heard fairly as would any member of the public and that it has to be seen to be fair. The meeting The new Newsletter Website in January, however, did not give this impression to Thanks to all those who got in touch to praise the new quite a few members of the public that were present, Newsletter website www.kinrossnewsletter.org including myself. Congratulations and many thanks to Tony for Before the planning applications were heard Mrs designing and building such an attractive and easy-to- Thomson correctly left the top table and joined the rest use site. We hope it helps you to get more out of the of the public. The Chairman asked one of the CCllrs Newsletter. Find out more about it on page 9. present to give a brief outline of the planning application which was done correctly and concisely, We reserve the right not to publish any letter. Letters will not be published unless the sender’s name and address are after which the Chairman stated he had received a supplied and they are prepared to have them published large number of letters regarding this application and along with their letter. Please note that the Newsletter does gave a brief breakdown of the numbers involved. I was not necessarily agree with any of the views expressed on surprised when he said that there were only eight these pages. letters of objection, four of which were from area 49 (Milnathort area) as I had handed him personally earlier that day numerous letters of objection of which Abbreviations Used approximately 13 were from people who live in area 49. I must admit at this point I wondered whether I P&KC = Perth & Kinross Council had made a mistake and confused the boundary of the CC = Community Council local council ward, which lies between my property Cllr. = Councillor and Milnathort, with that of community boundaries CCllr = Community Councillor and therefore did not challenge this at the time. 3 Mr Hessey then spoke to a letter he had written Even the reply to P&K Planning leaves a lot to be outlining his objections followed by myself stating desired. There are not many planning applications further points relating to my objection. The Chairman commented on by a CC that also include a copy of the then read out a letter of support and one letter of draft minutes - which do not appear to be a full objection after which Mrs Thomson’s agent (Mr reflection of the views expressed at the meeting. Macken)