tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post8678119659299881723..comments2024-02-17T21:46:12.329+00:00Comments on A Gurn from Nurn: Common Good issues straight back on the agenda for 2012Graisghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07238279516517079956noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post-7854080407446360602012-01-08T11:50:49.185+00:002012-01-08T11:50:49.185+00:00I would be really interested to know just how many...I would be really interested to know just how many Nairn folk would pay a penny to keep Sandown the way it is....I don't think many would.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post-63704730602444675612012-01-05T21:03:36.798+00:002012-01-05T21:03:36.798+00:00Typo
2,000,000 divided by 9000 would equal £222.2...Typo<br /><br />2,000,000 divided by 9000 would equal £222.22?<br /><br />A couple of coffee mornings and a car boot sale should sort itAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post-78160167844528051552012-01-05T18:40:56.778+00:002012-01-05T18:40:56.778+00:00@Anon £200,000? No £2,000,000
Actually I forgot t...@Anon £200,000? No £2,000,000<br /><br />Actually I forgot to mention the 2million odd is only the capital element of the debt. It is acutally up to £2.8 million and they (the Highland Council) charge us interest on elements of that sum. <br /><br />Serious students of these matters may wish to read the following Gurn articles including comment from Sheena Baker.<br /><br /><a href="http://Graisghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07238279516517079956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post-4026727475300305182012-01-05T17:55:43.298+00:002012-01-05T17:55:43.298+00:00£200,000? By my math if Nairn has a population of ...£200,000? By my math if Nairn has a population of 9000 that's £222.22 pounds each to clear the debt. Would HC let us buy Sandown for £222.22 each?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post-74162429264437943272012-01-05T17:53:15.483+00:002012-01-05T17:53:15.483+00:00'We' own many of the High Street banks, bu...'We' own many of the High Street banks, but I doubt that any of 'our' money that was used to shore them up will filter back into our pockets via the government<br /><br />'We' the community also own Common Good lands, but elected councillors seem to feel that they have the mandate to sell these on our behalf<br /><br />Something is not right here, and if the majority of give it backnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post-56178633633816605812012-01-05T16:39:51.362+00:002012-01-05T16:39:51.362+00:00the ground was left to the town of nairn, ...the ground was left to the town of nairn, so not sure how we would have to pay for it? but if that was the only way to safe guard our common good ground then i would be all for, you do not have to look far for examples of common good ground being sold from under the feet of folk, and also some councils have know idea of what they have in growtosownoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post-48574045687160044052012-01-05T15:38:34.265+00:002012-01-05T15:38:34.265+00:00100K shortfall? Agreement? No idea Anon. This obse...100K shortfall? Agreement? No idea Anon. This observer does know this however (its from a Gurn article in May 2009)<br />"The Sheena Baker Inquisition<br />Tonight Sheena didn’t mess about. She got straight down to business, asking the status of the Council’s loan to the Community centre in regard to the refusal of the Sandown planning application.<br />Sandy Park replied that there was no Graisghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07238279516517079956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post-29887805151441047202012-01-05T11:56:28.627+00:002012-01-05T11:56:28.627+00:00Bill wants to see no development at Sandown until ...Bill wants to see no development at Sandown until the Fund is back under local control when asked by Rosemary what he would like to see happen at Sandown he said: “I would suggest absolutely nothing until we get the Common Good Fund back under local control.” <br />well said on that this how it should be get it sorted out first before jumping in feet first, some lessons to be growtosownoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post-80334925158121221622012-01-05T11:22:52.936+00:002012-01-05T11:22:52.936+00:00Was there some kind of agreement ( between who?) t...Was there some kind of agreement ( between who?) that the £100,000 shortfall in the new community centre cost would be met by the sale of the sandown lands..?<br /><br />What exactly was the agreement?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post-84865626447983332532012-01-05T10:11:45.781+00:002012-01-05T10:11:45.781+00:00Common sense would surly suggest that Highland Cou...Common sense would surly suggest that Highland Council have to find a way to finance their budget without selling off Common Good land. Such land is finite and then what? It would be prudent for Highland Council to look at 'then what' now rather than when all the land is gone and use that solution.<br />I'm sure I'm not alone in wishing that the Sandown land remains as is, a greenwhats mine is yoursnoreply@blogger.com