Interuptions do happen when you are working.What is concerning you most? Probably the latest Council Tax figure. Yes I got a shock too being a South Ayrshire council tax payer like you – but when you look at the 3.9 per cent hike and analyse it, the money will be well spent. After all one per cent is going towards the six new schools being built by South Ayrshire Council . Our children are our future and they deserve to be educated in the best of facilities. When you look at our schools – many built in the 1960s – you must admit they badly need replacing. That leaves us with a 2.9 hike which compares favourably with the rest of Scotland.
There has been a lot of hooh-hah in the local papers about massive closures of leisure facilities. Golf Courses and swimming pools are safe and sports barns are also being kept open in the villages – though they could be better used by local people.
There have also been scare headlines about school closures. True there is a schools/education consultation going on just now throughout South Ayrshire. Teachers and parents are all being involved as well as councillors and officials. With falling school roles this is a means of deciding the best way of preparing for a brighter future for all our kids.
Oh I know what you are thinking – there was a `consultation` about the Accident and Emergency facility at Ayr Hospital and look what happened to that. The future of our schools is being decided by the people who operate and use them – not an unelected board answerable to the Scottish Executive.
Living in the countryside is great – but we have issues that we are really concerned about Our rural roads must be about the worst in Scotland and I would fight for more money for improvements to get rid of the potholes.
And windfarms are a particular concern out of town centres. They are being built near our homes. While I am in favour of environmentally friendly energy production – and communities do benefit from the cash spin off from windfarm construction - it is vital that these do not go up in our most scenic areas – like the hills above Culzean.
That`s all folks for this first attempt. Look for next week`s update
There has been a lot of hooh-hah in the local papers about massive closures of leisure facilities. Golf Courses and swimming pools are safe and sports barns are also being kept open in the villages – though they could be better used by local people.
There have also been scare headlines about school closures. True there is a schools/education consultation going on just now throughout South Ayrshire. Teachers and parents are all being involved as well as councillors and officials. With falling school roles this is a means of deciding the best way of preparing for a brighter future for all our kids.
Oh I know what you are thinking – there was a `consultation` about the Accident and Emergency facility at Ayr Hospital and look what happened to that. The future of our schools is being decided by the people who operate and use them – not an unelected board answerable to the Scottish Executive.
Living in the countryside is great – but we have issues that we are really concerned about Our rural roads must be about the worst in Scotland and I would fight for more money for improvements to get rid of the potholes.
And windfarms are a particular concern out of town centres. They are being built near our homes. While I am in favour of environmentally friendly energy production – and communities do benefit from the cash spin off from windfarm construction - it is vital that these do not go up in our most scenic areas – like the hills above Culzean.
That`s all folks for this first attempt. Look for next week`s update
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