Hello all
You may have heard or seen in the news about some Community Councils in
Dumfries and Galloway being disbanded because of administrative problems caused
by Dumfries and Galloway Council. Kirkmahoe is one of them. This means that
there is presently no community council representing Kirkmahoe.
Some members of the disbanded Community Council briefly considered setting
up a group to work for the community outside of the statutory structure, to get
rid of the red tape. Unfortunately if we do that we will not have access to the
Council administration grant and insurance for events, nor the substantial
benefits to the community from Harestanes Wind Farm.
We have therefore started the process of setting up a new Community
Council. Nominations have to be received by 27th May and the election (if
needed) will be on 7th July. There will be more information from D&G
Council in due course.
For the new Community Council to work effectively, we need seven people in
total. Currently four people have expressed and interest, so we need three
more. It would be especially good to have volunteers from the north of the
parish (Dalswinton/Newlands).
If anyone is interested and would like to know more about what is involved
in being a Community Councillor, please contact any of us to discuss. It does
not take up too much time and can be very rewarding.
Nomination forms can be downloaded from dumgal.gov.uk/communitycouncils.
Hugh has some printed already.
Hugh Johnstone, Alice Howdle and Jean Muir
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