315 JULY 2021 - Gryffe Advertizer

WARD 11
Cllr James W.H. MacLaren
Congratulations to the team who managed to get
funding for a new MUGA on the old tennis court in Langbank. I
hope it proves to be very successful. Voices are being raised in
Bishopton asking if they can get one too. Funding is also available
for playpark improvements.
I’m not very impressed with the new shared footpath from Bridge
of Weir to Houston. Surely the bleeding obvious that bollards that
are easily removed, will be. Not many left standing now. Just wish
council had looked to a longer term solution by building a cycle
track on the field side of the wall. I will keep calling for this.
I understand the annoyance residents feel when they see their
recycling bin being emptied into the same wagon as their general
waste. Hopefully just a one off occasion in Langbank recently but
it isn’t the first time this has happened. I heard a very interesting
webinar about the recycling process in Renfrewshire and the
organiser would be willing to give a talk to my constituents.
Interested? Please let me know.
I pride myself on responding promptly to all correspondence I
receive. I have discovered that some emails go to junk while others
are marked as read before I have seen them. So I don’t have a lot
of faith in the council’s computer systems. Please, if you don’t get a
reply from me, can I ask that you call me so I can respond.
No surgeries at present but I hope they will be starting up again
soon. My mobile number is 07534 148794 or you can email me cllr.
james.maclaren@renfrewshire.gov.uk
Working with you and improving our local area. Please feel free to
contact me with any of your concerns, and I am happy to meet with
you at a mutually convenient time. If there is something that you
would like me to write about more often then please drop me a line.
It is always good to get feedback, particularly of the positive kind.
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