Kilmacolm and Quarrier's Village Report...

As I reported last month, the Council has agreed record capital funding of £17m for upgrading roads, footways and street lighting over the next 3 years.

At its meeting on 7 March the Environment & Regeneration Committee approved an investment programme of £4.155m in financial year 2013/14. This programme includes significant investment in the Kilmacolm and Quarrier’s Village area:

A & B Class Roads (selected lengths)

A761 (Cloak Road to Auchenbothie Road)

A786 (Lochwinnoch Road from Whitelea Road to Pacemuir Bridge)

A786 (Craigbet Road to Carruth Road)

B788 (Milton Craig to junction with A761)

C Class Roads (selected lengths)

Finlaystone Road/High Street/Market Place

Unclassified Roads (selected lengths)

Gryffe Road

Castlehill Road

Rowantreehill Road

Porterfield Road

Churchill Road (reserve list)

Footways (selected lengths)

Duchal Road

The projects forming the 2014/15 and 2015/16 programmes are likely to be approved by the Committee in August 2013. I am sure that this will include further major investment in the Kilmacolm and Quarrier’s Village area.

The first meeting of the Council’s new Local Police and Fire Scrutiny Sub-Committee took place on 12 March. With the move to national Police and Fire services from 1 April, the new Sub-Committee will provide a forum for Elected Members to scrutinise the performance of these services locally, including the approval of Police and Fire plans for Inverclyde. The Sub-Committee is likely to meet every six months.

My advice surgeries are advertised on the Council’s website (www.inverclyde.gov.uk) and in The Greenock Telegraph. My next surgery in Kilmacolm is on Tuesday 23 April in the Community Centre from 6.00 to 7.00 p.m. I also have a surgery in Park Farm Community Hall, Oronsay Avenue, Port Glasgow on Monday 15 April from 6.00 to 7.00 p.m.