Issue - meetings

Report by Lorna Pearce, Senior Development Officer (to follow)

The Chair spoke about the need to enter into discussions about the options for the  management of the Wood after the current Management Agreement expires in August 2020.  She suggested this be progressed as soon as possible as this could take a significant period of time to move through the various committees of the Council before a decision can be made.

The Council outlined 4 options for progressing the matter which were:

1.    To renew the Management Arrangement per the current arrangement;

2.    To have a new Management Arrangement with a third party taking responsibility for maintenance etc;

3.    To decline to renew the Management Arrangement, the consequence being that the land would revert to the owner to maintain; and

4.    Alternative ownership arrangements, such as a community buyout be taken forward.

Decision

It was agreed that the previously established Short Term Working Group would meet at Lomond School on 18^th September at 10am to explore the options outlined and report back to the DWLNRC at their next meeting.

The Chair spoke about the need to enter into discussions about the options for Management Agreement which would expire in August 2020 as soon as possible.

Decision

It was agreed to establish a Short Term Working Group to progress options and report back to this Committee and that this should consist of the Chair, a representative of FODW and officers from Legal Services, Amenity Services and Economic Development.  The Area Committee Manager was invited to contact these services, inviting them to nominate an officer to work with the Group and to circulate suggested dates for the first meeting.