Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æ and Bute Council Maintenance Update
Update by Larry Malone, Amenity Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æ
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Minutes:
Larry Malone confirmed that works
agreed at the last meeting of the Committee had now been completed, including
the addition of non-slip material to one of the larger bridges. Mr Malone noted
that he had received positive feedback on the work which had been carried out
and apologised that he had not come back to the Committee with a timescale for
works being completed as the work had been undertaken when time and employees
were available.
Councillor Douglas thanked Mr
Malone for the work which had been carried out by the team and advised that the
area now looked much better than it had previously. Mr Malone confirmed that
work had been carried out around the fences in the area as many had been
missing. Bridges within the Woods had also been fixed where required, steps had
been replaced and a number of trees had been removed.
Mr Malone confirmed that 97 trees
had been identified in the original survey as hazardous and those trees
identified around pathways and areas where people would be walking have now
been removed. Mr Malone confirmed that the department had made a decision based
on what was reasonable and had agreed this in consultation with Health and
Safety officers. It was agreed by those in attendance that the original tree
survey and reaction to same had been potentially overzealous and that a
sensible approach had now been taken to enable the woods to be re-opened
safely.
Martin Grafton advised that he
was pleased that a pragmatic approach had now been taken but was disappointed
that the situation had taken so long to resolve following the Woods closure in
June and felt that the re-opening of the wood had not been well publicised. Mr
Grafton noted that he had placed a notice on the Friends of Duchess Woods
Facebook page and sent an e-mail to members providing an update on the
re-opening of the Woods. Mr Offord advised that he felt there had been
communication issues over the length of the closure of the Woods and this had
led to increased sensitivity around the subject, however the Friends were
grateful for all the work which had now been carried out.
Decision
The Committee noted the detail of
the update and thanked Mr Malone, Mr Brookfield and their team for the work
carried out to re-open Duchess Woods.
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Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æ and Bute Council Maintenance Update
Update by Tom Murphy, Amenity Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æ
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Minutes:
The Committee considered a report
which had been tabled and provided detail in relation to the upcoming works to
be carried out in the wood.
Decision
The Committee noted the detail of
the update and asked for a further update to be provided at the next meeting.
(Reference:Ìý Written report by Assistant Team Leader,
tabled)
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