COLL COMMUNITY COUNCIL

Convenor: Rob Wainwright.  Vice- Chairman: Tom Davis.  Treasurer: Julian Senior.   Secretary: Terry Shirvington.   Minutes Secretary: Alex Maclean Bristol.

Julianna Nicholls, Karen Robertson, Keisha Ann Down, Jim Hill,

The new Local Development Plan for Coll is in the planning stages and proposals have been left with the CCC by Argyll and Bute Council  for the island's consideration. A Public Meeting to show the proposed plans and launch an island questionaire so that all on Coll have a chance to air their views and preferences was held on WEDNESDAY 25th AUGUST 2010 at 7-30pm in the Village Hall

Further to this Meeting the plans and questionaire are now available to those who did not get to the Meeting and can be picked up from The Shop, The Café, The Post Office or The Coll Hotel.  Please return to Julian or Keish by 8th September either at home or at work.

The next regular Coll Community Council Meeting will be held on: Wednesday 8th September 2010 at 7-30pm in the Village Hall.

There will be another Private CCC Meeting on the 15th September at The Café where members will collate the results of the Planning Questionaire.

Other Meetings coming up in the near future, not CCC Meetings but affecting Coll life, are;

30th August  at the Hall  7-30pm       Scottish Ferry Review

22nd September  Scottish Power Renewables   will be holding an exhibition in the Hall with discussion. There will be an afternoon session and an evening session. This is a very important Date. The SPR are coming here to talk about The ARGYLL ARRAY. The proposed wind farm off Tiree that will contain in the region of 500 Wind Turbines. Covering an area 40 miles by 40 miles approx. All the servicing for this farm is to be carried out from Tiree, and some say this will overflow onto Coll. This is our chance to find out more about the proposed farm whilst it is still in the planning stages. More details will be found on the posters when they arrive from SPR.

CCC members will meet informally with the arriving team for a while in the Café on the Tuesday evening as a courtesy.