Community Council

The meeting due to be held tomorrow night at Dores Parish Hall has been cancelled. We hope to rearrange for the following Monday the 26th of September but will confirm through the week

Update 23/09/22

Due to members being on holiday , working and illness we won’t be having the CC meeting on Monday the 26th and it is proposed to have it at the beginning of October. I will confirm here and via email nearer the time.

Dear Community Council,

Please pass on my thanks to local residents in Scaniport, Dores and the wider area for their cooperation and patience during the part-time road closures on Monday and Tuesday this week for the tree felling works.

Highland Tree Doctors, carried out a fantastic job with a lot of care and attention to the local surroundings, managing pedestrians and cyclists on the shared-use path in what was a constrained and difficult working environment and the area has been left in good condition.

Alba Traffic Management carried out the road closure to their usual high standards and managed buses and local access well.  We tweaked the routing signing on the second day where required and although some motorists did arrive at the closure we did not encounter any problems.  Overall this worked very well.

The support of Angus in allowing use of his field for access to the site and timber removal is very much appreciated by the contractors and Highland Council.  This helped make the job much easier and safer which was great.

There was a couple of lower branches remaining which were removed this morning and visibility is now greatly improved with the Gateway area much more open and visible.

I will press on and organise the remaining works being the signs, lines and Gateway features.  I will advise of dates for these works once the signs are manufactured and delivered and once I have a date from the road marking contractor.  Hopefully I will manage to get this in place before the winter with the new 40 restriction coinciding with this.

If you have any queries please let me know.

Best regards,

Colin.

Colin Ross

Senior Engineer – Strategy & Testing

The Highland Council | Infrastructure, Environment and Economy

Hallo all,    Many of you will know I am not standing for re-election on May 5^th. 

This after 27 years as a Highland Councillor and 7 years as Leader. I expect to have severe if temporary withdrawal symptoms

I wanted to contact you and ask that you contact your community council colleagues and indeed your communities and tell l them that I have found it a real privilege to serve you all over that time. I can truly say I have never had a boring day.

Much of the work I have done with you has led to listening and action, but also often  reflection and some astonishing progress.

Who would know that complaints about pot holes has led to the South Loch Ness roads investment plan and now a clear expectation that developers will be invest substantially in our roads.

I have always said that every community council has been different and you are often great fun.  So much better than sitting at home and I have felt that we have developed genuine respect and friendship over the years.  Covid broke our stride, but it is coming back.

So hail and farewell. Loch Ness is our family home and business so I will be around and I hope to see you soon

Oh yes do not forget to vote on May 5^th

I have very clear views on who I would recommend to you so if you wish contact me for a conversation.

My personal e-mail after May 5^th is davidsonmargaret50@gmail.com  and my phone number   0781815689

All the very best

Margaret Davidson

Independent Councillor  

Ward 12  Aird and Loch Ness

With the improving situation relating to the Covid pandemic, it is considered that Community Councils can now meet face to face, if they wish to do so.

However, precautions should continue to be taken and we strongly recommend the following is put in place:

• complete a risk assessment for your meetings (this is in addition to any risk assessment which the venue may already have in place)
• ensure the room is well ventilated
• ensure there is enough space for people to maintain social distance
• you may wish to wear a mask and also encourage others to do so
• if possible provide hand sanitiser at the meetings
• as good practice, you should also sanitise surfaces before and after your meeting

While many Community Councils are keen to return to face to face meetings, many have also found that public engagement has increased using virtual methods as it has cut down on travel etc and made it easier for many people to attend.  If your Community Council wishes to continue to meet virtually, we would support that.

I hope this is helpful, but please don’t hesitate to contact your Ward Manager for any further guidance.

We have a vacancy for a Community Councillor on the Dores and Essich Community Council.

Do you have an interest in ongoing issues that affect our Community liaising with our Highland Councillors and other agencies ? Then this could be for you.

The only commitment is to 6 meetings a year but if you have other priorities you can give your apologies. You can get involved as much or as little as you are keen to to help on behalf of the Community.

You need to be on the electoral roll . The only downsides, there is no cake or booze

Could you also pass this onto to any young adults in your household, still at school who would like to get involved as youth members its vitally important that the younger members have their views represented and will look good on future CV’s for work or for College or University Applications.

If you would like to apply please email me secdorescc@gmail.com