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Petitions Board
27 Jan 2025 - 14:00 to 16:00
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Notification
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Items Of Business
Apologies
Apologies from members.
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Report by the Director of Finance & Resources.
1

There was submitted a report by the Director of Finance & Resources relative to a petition received from Mrs S Arrol in the following terms:

 

I am petitioning for a walking path at Drumcross Road, Bishopton. I would like the Council to action this.

 

Some years ago the farmer at Drumcross Farm was willing to give up land to facilitate this.

 

The road is now very dangerous due to the speeding of vehicles/increased volume of traffic/many delivery vans + larger + wider cars now.

 

I walk this route every week (others walk too) to Bishopton Parish Church and am increasingly feeling unsafe in doing so.

 

Ferry Road pavement is not a good alternative again due to the speed of very busy traffic on this road.

 

Mrs Arrol, accompanied by Cllr J MacLaren, was in attendance at the meeting and addressed the Board in support of her petition. 

 

The Board heard from the Infrastructure & Transportation Manager who summarised his response to the petition which was set out at section 1.5 of the report.  It was confirmed that the cost of installing a footpath along Drumcross Road would exceed £250,000 and would need to be funded from existing budgets.  

 

During discussion on the petition a number of possible solutions which could potentially reduce the cost of the footpath were suggested including the use of woodchips as a construction material and locating the path away from the roadside.

 

In terms of Standing Order 59 Councillor Burns, moved that the petition be referred to the Director of Environment, Housing & Infrastructure for further investigation without any specific recommendation. This was agreed unanimously.

 

DECIDED: That the petition be referred to the Director Environment, Housing & Infrastructure for further investigation without any specific recommendation.

Report by the Director of Finance & Resources.
2

There was submitted a report by the Director of Finance & Resources highlighting the petitions considered by the Petitions Board during the period May 2023 to March 2024, during which time the Board had met on two occasions.  The report intimated that three petitions had been considered by the Petitions Board during the period covered and provided details of the outcomes.

 

DECIDED: That the Report on petitions received and their outcomes be noted. 

Attendance

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