Leith Central CC member Marion Donaldson was elected to Edinburgh Council on Thursday 11th September. (See here [PDF] for details.) She automatically becomes an ex-officio (non-voting) member, along with the other Edinburgh Councillors, MP and MSP whose wards and constituencies include any part of Leith Central’s area.* The other new ex-officio member is new councillor John Lewis Ritchie. Continue reading
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What matters to YOU?
(with thanks to the Scottish Community Alliance for permission to re-use their text in this post)
The idea to crowdsource a Fairer Scotland policy comes from a Government that says it wants to be more open and transparent than ever before. But that’s going to be easier said than done. There’s a whole series of local events being run – as you’d expect – but the hope is that communities will really take it upon themselves to have these conversations. Small grants are available to help with that if needed.
Help shape the future of local tax
Marco Biagi MSP is hosting a public consultation on September 9th at August United Church on George IV Bridge from 7PM . It will be open to all who wish to attend. The event will require no prior or expert knowledge and is aimed at giving everyone a chance to contribute based on their own experience as Council Tax payers and city residents.
http://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/public-event-help-shape-a-fairer-future-for-local-tax-tickets-18131335312
Repairing Leith Walk from Brunswick Street to Dalmeny Street
Edinburgh council has issued plans relating to the Traffic Regulation Order for the forthcoming ‘repairs and improvements’ to Leith Walk.
letter to stakeholders from Edinburgh Council
August LCCC meeting minutes DRAFT
Click to download: 2015_08_17 draft
Please note that these are draft minutes and so may well change when considered at the next meeting. If there are any queries, please contact LCCC – see our contacts page.
Topics discussed included
- Policing, community beat officers and local statistics
- Leith Walk repairs and improvements – latest plans, what’s (not) happening
- Leith Creative/LeithLate
- SESplan
