Busy Friday … and High Mill Update

A busy day yesterday, including :   * Attending the 2008 Poppy Appeal launch at the City Chambers.   * A meeting with the City Council Leader – the Council autumn recess has just finished and its back to council committee meetings on Monday.   * A meeting with two representatives of the City Centre [...]

City Centre & Harbour Community Council public meeting

The City Centre & Harbour Community Council is holding a public meeting on Thursday 15th March at 7pm in the Conference Suite, Central Library. The subject is Wireless Access in the City Centre. The City Centre & Harbour Community Council is hosting this public meeting on Thursday night to discuss the possibility of installing a [...]

Public meeting – City Centre & Harbour Community Council – Thursday 15th February

Dundee City Centre & Harbour Community Council’s meeting on Thursday 15th February will give local residents a chance to raise waste management and environmental issues with Council officers. Jim Nicholson from Waste Management and Alex Henderson from Environmental Health will talk about their work and there will be a question and answer session. A Community [...]

Have a Happy Christmas!

Since the last blog postings on Wednesday, have been busy delivering the last of my newsletters and Christmas Cards to constituents. Had a useful meeting on Wednesday with a member of Leisure & Communities staff about progressing the administrative aspects of the Friends of Magdalen Green project, together with meetings with the Council Leader and [...]

And then Saturday to Tuesday!

So, Leona won! But who on earth decided to use that dreadful “Sandals advert” song for the debut single? Sunday was spent starting delivery of my Christmas edition of FOCUS to my own constituents together with my traditional Christmas Card. You can see the Christmas Card by clicking on the headline above and the story [...]

City Centre & Harbour Community Council Presentation and Christmas Week again …

On Monday, apart from a useful City Centre meeting and one at the Corso Street sheltered lounge about planned activities for 2007, it was good to attend the presentation by the Lord Provost to Sheena Wellington of the City Centre & Harbour Community Council regarding their £5000 lottery funding success for Hogmanay activities (see below!) [...]

Planning inquiry, Scottish Parliament, Car Parking

Spent Thursday morning at the Invercase Hotel as the Council’s witness in relation to a planning inquiry (about a West End planning application) and thereafter to Edinburgh for a reception at the Scottish Parliament – day job – European valuers visiting Edinburgh. A few photos below! Spoke with the City Engineers today about their proposed [...]

Parking and City Centre success!

A very productive meeting of the Central Dundee parking strategy “focus group” this afternoon, looking at improving parking for residents in both the City Centre and also the areas immediately adjacent including the West End. The Director of Planning & Transportation is now considering some draft proposals for consideration by the group in the weeks [...]