The council’s Transport Infrastructure and Environment Committee meets this morning at 10am at the City Chambers. We will be there to cover the proceedings live. You may watch the coverage here or you may join in on Twitter by using the hashtag #edincouncil.
The full papers for the council meeting are available from the Council website and you can access them here.
There will be a statement from the Transport and Environment Convenor Lesley Hinds about the changes to the collection of rubbish from homes across Edinburgh, and there are also three deputation requests, although two are from the same group.
The first is from Muirhouse and Salvesen Community Council who have asked to speak to the council about the proposed closure of the Silverknowes and Muirhouse Access. They have an issue with the residents of Davidson’s Mains and Silverknowes being involved in this as the pathway lies in the Forth Ward and they contend that it should be Forth residents who have a say in the issue. The survey carried out this year is not, according to the Community Council, fair as it did not include the views of Muirhouse Residents. Finally they contend that the closure of the access path would be dangerous for schoolchildren who would have to walk a longer route to and from school. Mr Roy Douglas will represent the views of the Community Council.
The second deputation who make two requests is the Davidson’s Mains and Silverknowes Association who also wish to be heard in regard to the closure of the same access. They claim to have taken a lead role in representing the interests of the residents in Silverknowes in particular over anti-social behaviour issues and their chair, Rod Alexander, has asked that the Silverknowes Eastway residents are also heard on the matter. The second request from this group sets out the background and for ease we have replicated it below. It deals with the incidents of damage and anti-social behaviour in the area.
There is also to be a statement on the outbreak of Legionnaire’s Disease in Edinburgh earlier this year.
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Here is the text of the second part of the deputation from Davidson’s Mains and Silverknowes Association:-
Item No 4.2 – Additional Information – DMains Silverknowes Assoc Deputation
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