Council sets Dates for Inverness Ward Forums
Issued: 16 Aug 2007
Ward Forums for each of the Inverness City Wards have now been agreed. Each Forum will provide an opportunity for community representatives and the public to raise local issues and scrutinise Council Service delivery and performance. Each meeting has a particular theme and partners will be invited along where required.
The Councillors who serve each Ward will also be present as well as representatives from Community Councils and the Police.
The meetings will be held in public and there will be a session lasting approximately twenty minutes at the close of each meeting for the public to ask questions. However, it would be very helpful if written questions could be sent to your Ward Manager in advance of the Ward Forums (by post to the Town House, High Street, Inverness, IV1 1JJ or by email to fiona.macbain@highland.gov.uk). This will enable a full answer to be given on the evening and will ensure that the most appropriate representative from Council Services is in attendance.
People with specific needs who wish to attend any of the Ward Forums should contact Fiona MacBain (telephone 01463 724 293) to advise of any requirements. Further information on forthcoming Ward Forums can be found on the Highland Council website, http://www.highland.gov.uk from the home page via "your council Ward".
The details of the Ward Forums that are being arranged are as follows:
Ward Name
Ward Manager
Tel. No.
Venue
Time
Date
Theme
Inverness South
Charles Stephen
01463 724246
Inshes School, Inverness
7.00pm for 7.30pm
20 Aug
Community Infrastructure
Inverness Millburn
Jimmy Flint
01463 724273
Town House, Inverness
7.00pm for 7.30pm
27 Aug
Environmental issues
Aird & Loch Ness
Graham Strachan
01463 724215
Glenurquhart High School, Drumnadrochit
7.00pm for 7.30pm
29 Aug
Loch Ness - A Tourist icon and community resource
Inverness Ness-side
Karen Hamilton
01463 714378
Inverness Royal Academy
7.00pm for 7.30pm
30 Aug
Education
Inverness West
Karen Hamilton
01463 724378
Charleston Academy
7.00pm for 7.30pm
6 Sep
The Impact of Canal Crossings and Associated Roads for Our Ward
Culloden & Ardersier
Charles Stephen
01463 724246
Culloden Academy
7.00pm for 7.30pm
13 Sep
Planning gain and other connected planning issues
Inverness Central
Jimmy Flint
01463 724273
Town House, Inverness
7.00pm for 7.30pm
17 Sept
Flood prevention
David Haas, Inverness City Manager, said: "Ward members have chosen themes for each meeting, based on what members of the public are telling them are the key local issues. A common theme is how we plan to cope with the expansion of Inverness and how we tackle flooding. There is a 20-minute slot at the end of every meeting when members of the public can have their say. All comments will be fed back into the system for consideration by elected members."
