tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post3795137092127948109..comments2024-02-17T21:46:12.329+00:00Comments on A Gurn from Nurn: Community buy outs - Could they work in Nairn?Graisghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07238279516517079956noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post-31858211592296140052012-06-12T16:55:38.791+00:002012-06-12T16:55:38.791+00:00One CC for the Town, that represents everyone. I f...One CC for the Town, that represents everyone. I feel too many people are trying their best and duplicating the work others might be doing. As a Tax Payer I want value for money, and feel three CC are not value.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post-7783708476727951932012-06-10T20:57:30.285+00:002012-06-10T20:57:30.285+00:00I can't think of any other community as small ...I can't think of any other community as small as Nairn that would sustain three CCs it's plain ludicrous. If the three existing CCs were wound up and elections held for a single CC then the make up would perhaps reflect more accurately the wishes of the people of Nairn. <br /><br />A strong chair would steer the disparatevoices into doing what's best for the town rather than bickeringAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post-62303569253114365132012-06-08T16:11:01.414+00:002012-06-08T16:11:01.414+00:00@ peas and lurv
You may be right that "........@ peas and lurv<br /><br />You may be right that <i>".....some of the West community councillors are deeply unpopular with other Nairn community councils."</i><br /><br />Probably also true that some of the River community councillors are equally unpopular - for the same, or opposite, reasons!Brother Lee Lurvnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post-20822966643441771952012-06-08T07:43:22.780+00:002012-06-08T07:43:22.780+00:00@ peas and lurv
A Royal Burgh Community Council w...@ peas and lurv<br /><br />A Royal Burgh Community Council would be a new body and would need new elections, all existing councillors on the three councils would be free to try their luck on getting onto the new one if they were so minded.Graisghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07238279516517079956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post-45706863873569883962012-06-07T17:39:28.200+00:002012-06-07T17:39:28.200+00:00The Gurn wonders, "Could we move forward and ...The Gurn wonders, <i>"Could we move forward and influence budgets etc on the level of the community councils? This would be very hard given the different geographical make up of the Councils. If the three town CCs were given 2 seats on a decision making committee as one Community Councillor recently suggested then it would result in a democratic imbalance in the town. The West has around Dem O'Cracynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post-84048878425351307192012-06-07T16:48:33.486+00:002012-06-07T16:48:33.486+00:00Your constant call for The Royal Burgh of Nairn se...Your constant call for The Royal Burgh of Nairn seems to happen during utopian moments when you forget that some of the West community councillors are deeply unpopular with other Nairn community councils, and any coalition is as likely as major parties joining together, even if Highland Council has seen this happen!peas and lurvnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post-25194039013369414712012-06-07T13:15:28.233+00:002012-06-07T13:15:28.233+00:00Could the community not buy Sandown and keep it as...Could the community not buy Sandown and keep it as an open space... whoops it's already ours, shame the landlord is Highland Council and not the people of Nairn<br /><br />At this rate we'll be needing a new community centre soon and its not as though we've paid for this one7:84noreply@blogger.com