(Adapted from a post on Leith Links CC’s website)
At the special Edinburgh Council budget meeting on Thursday 21 January, Councillors considered the proposals and the budget engagement findings, and agreed how the £950 million budget will be spent and where we can make savings for the future. You can watch a recording of the budget meeting to see the discussion. Continue reading
Leith Central Community Council needs new members! There are vacancies for 9 elected members. If you are interested in becoming a Leith Central community councillor, you can nominate yourself using the Nomination form for Elected Member. Community groups active in Leith Central CC’s area can nominate representatives using Leith Central Nomination Form – Local Interest Group.
Leith Central CC is a friendly, welcoming group of volunteers committed to working to improve the area and represent its citizens.
Nominees must be over 16 years of age and on the electoral roll. The deadline for nominations is 4pm Monday 1 February 2016. If there are more candidates than places on the community council, an election will be held in that area on Thursday 25 February 2016.
Nominations should be sent to
Councillor Angela Blacklock
Returning Officer
The City of Edinburgh Council
City Chambers, High Street
Edinburgh
EH1 1YJ
0131 529 3286
angela.blacklock@edinburgh.gov.uk
For more information, please see the Neighbourhood Partnership website or Edinburgh Council’s website.
Click to download: 2015_11_16 final
There was no LCCC meeting in December, so the November minutes were not approved until the meeting on 18 January.
(Information supplied by Caroline Paterson, Natural Heritage Officer, City of Edinburgh Council)
The Water of Leith Walkway is managed and maintained by the Coumcil’s Natural Heritage Service, Parks and Greenspace. The site in question is intricate and landownership and responsibilities had to be investigated to ensure that boundary issues are resolved.
The closure of the Walkway was triggered following a routine inspection and it was closed on the 20th May 2015. The works required will include the removal of the metal railings to allow repairs to be made to the wall, once these are completed the railings will be re-instated. The repairs to the wall will be carried out by the landowner as the wall itself is not the responsibility of the City of Edinburgh Council. However the railings were installed by the Council as part of the Millennium Project when the walkway was established in this location and therefore fall to us to manage.
Since November the City of Edinburgh Council Natural Heritage Service has continued to work closely with the land owner. We agreed a specification for the railings which will be re-instated after the land owner has made the necessary repairs to the wall. The Council has appointed a contractor who has already cleared the vegetation from the site. The contractor is due to remove the railings after which the land owner will be in a better position to assess the wall and commission the required repairs. Given the nature of this work and the possible delays due to weather, the Council cannot give a timescale as to when the works will be completed and the path re-opened.
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Anyone wishing to object to the grant of a licence must lodge a written objection or representation specifying the grounds of the objection or the nature of the representation with the Council Solicitor, City of Edinburgh Council, Licensing Service, 249 High Street, Edinburgh EH1 1YJ, by 11 February 2016.
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