328 September 2022 - Gryffe Advertizer

ward 10
cllr audrey doig
I am delighted that Provost Cameron recently took time
out of her busy schedule to join me at the opening of
the new green gym at Ardgryffe Park. This means a lot
to Houston Community Council who worked tirelessly to raise £7,000 to
add to the £35,000 grant from the Council’s Green Spaces Fund. This
total of £42,000 has made possible this new state of the art green gym.
This green gym really shows how public parks are developing into real
community spaces and not just spaces primarily for children to play,
although that is obviously still really important. Ardgryffe, and parks like
it across Renfrewshire, can offer a real gym experience for grandparents
and parents when they take kids to the park.
The openness and accessibility of the green gym means that, at a time
when we are all worried about the cost of living crisis, (and for many that
might mean the gym membership has to go) then green gyms can fill that
health gap at absolutely no additional cost to families. As a former leisure
health professional I really think this is the way to go.
I would also like to stress that the Ardgryffe Park green gym is a testimony to
the vision of this current administration which, in the last term of office and
in this, will continue to maintain and promote the very important Village
Improvement/Green Spaces Fund. This has put money into countless
public parks across Renfrewshire which were left fallow for decades.
Surgeries: Carrick Centre, Wednesday 21st September, 7pm
TESCO Linwood Café, Tuesday 20th September, 5.45pm
Contact info: 07768 130 935
cllr.audrey.doig@renfrewshire.gov.uk
Hoson & Killel Arita Soce
Quiz Night on Friday 25th November, Houston Bowling Club
Tickets £5 to include light supper. For more information contact Isabelle
Stuart email: issistuart@gmail.com or Tel 07508 905298.
WARD 10
cllr alison Ann-dowling
I called a public meeting in conjunction with Houston
Community Council at the Carrick Centre on Wednesday
24th August, in response to the many constituents
who have contacted me regarding the potential Stewart Milne housing
development west of Barochan Road, Houston.
I invited a Stewart Milne representative and council planning officials
to provide information and answer questions from the public. My aim
in holding the public meeting is to make sure constituents have all the
information they need to enable them to respond effectively to the
planning application proposal when it’s submitted, should they wish to
submit their views.
All councillors are required to maintain a neutral position on planning
applications, to ensure a process that’s free from any conflict of interest
that would remove their ability to vote on the planning application should
it be called in for a full council vote. Therefore, I won’t give a view on the
proposed Stewart Milne development west of Barochan Road, but I have
carefully noted the feedback and concerns that constituents have raised
with me.
Constituents have raised concerns about building on greenbelt land,
particularly land that is still in productive farming use such as the west of
Barochan Road site. Concerns about the impact on local infrastructure
such as schools, GP services and roads of another housing development
in Houston have also been raised.
Residents have also asked questions regarding the impact on Houston’s
conservation village status, particularly how the village centre will cope
with significant increases in traffic. I have campaigned for a number of
traffic safety improvements in the area, including to address concerns
about speeding cars using Main Street in Houston. I look forward to seeing
detailed proposals as to how these safety concerns will be addressed with
additional traffic flows routinely using the local roads.
Contact info: 07976 239 758
cllr.alison.ann-dowling@renfrewshire.gov.uk
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