tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post170260577319713140..comments2024-02-17T21:46:12.329+00:00Comments on A Gurn from Nurn: "Preventing the destruction of what’s good about Nairn and Nairnshire"Graisghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07238279516517079956noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post-25962886272182262912013-03-01T20:15:46.189+00:002013-03-01T20:15:46.189+00:00The freeze on council tax is a double edged sword ...The freeze on council tax is a double edged sword as we all know. Fine in principal but are we all going to be happy with the cap on this tax (which is really a cut each year with inflation) when the cuts really begin to bite<br /><br />We only have to look a few miles to the east to see how our neighbours in Moray are coping. Libraries to close, public conveniences being classed as a luxury Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post-79377744595821802102013-03-01T20:14:52.073+00:002013-03-01T20:14:52.073+00:00Whilst commending the efforts of local community c...Whilst commending the efforts of local community councils and our four highland councillors it must be realised that Nairn is part of the Higland Council and will remain so for the forseeable future. Like it or not all major decisions on the future of Nairnshire will be taken in Inverness. Local organisations can hope to influence policy in tandem with our H/C councillors but the final say will Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post-58419173518935437362013-03-01T20:10:29.932+00:002013-03-01T20:10:29.932+00:00Not sure when the decision was made and whether th...Not sure when the decision was made and whether the Indies were responsible or whether there was LibDem input there too. <br />Co-dhiu - saoilidh mi gum bi cothrom dhut sin a chur ceart san am ri teachd :-)<br />Graisghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07238279516517079956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post-39110142391946574802013-03-01T19:47:52.263+00:002013-03-01T19:47:52.263+00:00Apologies to Cawdor Des -
I'd welcome them ba...Apologies to Cawdor Des - <br />I'd welcome them back into the Nairnshire Ward in a minute. Natural communities make the most accountable communities - not those that just add up to approximate numbers.<br />I presume that must have been the independent Cooncillors that were in charge when they mucked that up?<br />I presume that would be the same independent Cooncillors that did away with Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post-54034047369697641832013-03-01T19:17:43.185+00:002013-03-01T19:17:43.185+00:006 CCs Colin :-)
Nairn West
Nairn River
Nairn Subur...6 CCs Colin :-)<br />Nairn West<br />Nairn River<br />Nairn Suburban<br />Auldearn<br />Nairnshire East<br />Cawdor (half in, half out of the Ward 19 thanks to Glenurquhart Road but still part of Nairnshire)<br /><br />A tally of who attends, no don't have that but it is generally visible through reports here or elsewhere. River CC do publish their minutes online however, if anyone wishes to Graisghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07238279516517079956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post-58219461693634764292013-03-01T19:01:58.304+00:002013-03-01T19:01:58.304+00:00Inverness rule
That will be the "party line&q...Inverness rule<br />That will be the "party line" that has frozen the Council Tax, introduced a living wage, restricted all of Westminster's cut to the minimum, that took the King Street buildings off the market to allow NICE to get an act together, that has stopped the interest being added to the Common Good debt, that is refurbishing Nairn's playparks, repaired the prom, is Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post-50837607694373555542013-03-01T16:55:09.230+00:002013-03-01T16:55:09.230+00:00No matter how much community councils and indeed l...No matter how much community councils and indeed local councillors like to think they are capable of making decisions, powers to take those decisions forward were stripped away years ago. Community Councils are little more than talking shops with local decisions being made in Inverness for Nairn. <br />Two of our councillors now have to toe the party line and seem more wrapped up in party Inverness rulenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post-13531422862428025092013-03-01T16:51:48.085+00:002013-03-01T16:51:48.085+00:00Remember The Harbour Fest in 1992. I read somewhe...Remember The Harbour Fest in 1992. I read somewhere that 40,000 people visited Nairn over that weekend in late May. Also that it made £500,000 for the local economy. <br />Why not repeat it, Local groups through the day and a big name for night time. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post-13817147041289061892013-03-01T14:23:14.145+00:002013-03-01T14:23:14.145+00:00I think it’s very noble of the Suburban CC to try ...I think it’s very noble of the Suburban CC to try to get all the CC’s along with our four Ward Councillors to “come up with a far better master plan for coping with and, preventing the destruction of what’s good about Nairn and Nairnshire”. <br /><br /><i>Editor's note two paragraphs removed here. Please note also that when D Ross uses "he" in the following paragraph he is referringD Rossnoreply@blogger.com