I was interested to read in today's Greenock Telegraph the article on Inverkip residents campaigning for a new community facility for the village. I did think it a bit ironic that SNP Councillor Innes Nelson is looking to spend the £600,000 due from Stewart Milne Homes when he was one of the leading opponents of the Hill Farm development when chair of the community council.
That having been said, my Administration does recognise the demand from Inverkip residents for a new facility and we are keen to work with them to bring this about. My Labour colleague Gerry Dorrian is very much behind the campaign.
Inverkip is not the only area where residents are looking for a new community facility. There are residents groups in Woodhall, Gibshill and Broomhill , for example, who have similar aspirations to residents in Inverkip.
Given the many competing demands on the Council's finances we are not in a position to provide 100% of the funding for any of these projects. We may be able however to make a contribution towards the costs if funding can be attracted from other sources.
The Council's budget for 2010/11 will be considered at the Policy & Resources Committee on 9 February. I am hopeful that we will be able to identify some additional funding for community facilities that residents' groups can access.
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Ironic is one way of describing this,self interest is another.Never has a man and party been so suited than Mr Nelson and the SNP, both only concerened in interested of the minority . This man was not voted in to represent Wemyss Bay alone. The people of Branchton,Larkfield and Braeside ought to demand that this excuse for a councillor take a trip up the road some time and see what happens outside his little comfort zone.
ReplyDeleteI wonder if his dissertation was based on the interests of Wemyss Bay community development
How would I get the ball rolling in trying to get a community centre for my area ,who do we approach to help fund it.
ReplyDeleteIf you email me your contact details I will give you a few pointers. You can contact me at stephen.mccabe@inverclyde.gov.uk.
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