Broughty Ferry Beach

Broughty Ferry beach has received an award from Keep Scotland Beautiful for the fourteenth year in a row. For a beach to be successful in gaining an award it has to meet the quality benchmark set for safety, cleanliness, facilities, information provision and beach management.

 

The beach is a great asset for Dundee and it is something that is enjoyed all year round by local residents and visitors. A Keep Scotland Beautiful survey recorded that more than a third of visitors to Scotland go to a beach while on holiday, so it’s important that these high standards continue to be met. Well done to all those who have made it possible.

 

Conservative Group

The members of the new Conservative Group took their places in the City Chambers on Monday for the statutory meeting of Dundee City Council. The meeting dealt with the appointment of various office bearers and conveners.

 

Ian Borthwick, who has served Dundee as a councillor for more than 50 years, was appointed Lord Provost. Ian will be a great ambassador for the city and I am pleased that his life of public service has been recognised in this way. For my own part, I was honoured to be reappointed as a bailie.

Going forward the Conservative Group will scrutinise council business, challenging issues constructively when required and supporting issues when it’s in the best interests of Dundee to do so.

Weekly road report

Week commencing Monday 22 May 2017

Claypotts Road – closed between Duntrune Terrace and Balgillo Road for 3 weeks for gas main renewal.

Queen Street (Camphill Road to St Vincent Street) – off-peak (9.30am - 3.30pm) temporary traffic control for 3 weeks for footway works.

St Vincent Street and Whinny Brae – closed at junction with Queen Street from Wednesday 24 May for 5 days for footway works.

The full road report can be viewed on the council’s website.

Carriageway works in Panmure Street

Roadworks can be a pain, but if it’s for carriageway reconstruction the end result is worth waiting for as it is usually a blemish free road surface (for a while anyway!).

 

I was pleased to see that work has started this week on Panmure Street between Monifieth Road and Camphill Road. In recent months you would have been better driving a moon buggy to traverse the crater filled surface. I had been raising this as a ‘must do’ repair with the council’s road maintenance partnership for a while and it will certainly make a difference when it’s finished.

 

At the recent council election the state of our roads and pavements was a big issue and I intend to push the new council for additional resources so that many more carriageways will benefit from a pothole free surface.

Getting things done-Inckeith Avenue

Sections of pedestrian guardrail on the path between Inckeith Avenue and Inchcolm Drive, which runs to the seven arches viaduct, were taken down and set aside by Tayside Contracts at the request of SGN for the completion of gas works. One section of the guardrail has since been re-erected but another section has yet to be replaced.

 

 

I contacted the council’s roads network management team after concerns were raised with me by local residents and it has arranged for Tayside Contracts to re-erect the outstanding section of pedestrian guardrail.

Thank You

Philip and I would like to thank everyone who voted for us at the council election last Thursday. We were delighted to have received the support of so many people and we are honoured to serve as councillors for The Ferry ward.

 

My surgeries are continuing as before and my contact details remain the same. Philip’s council contact details will be available soon as will the locations and times of his drop in advice surgeries. Meanwhile you can reach him on the same contact details as me.

Take Pride in Your City events- May