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Small Schemes and Quality of Life Funding PDF 37 KB
Consider approval of Small Schemes and Quality
of Life Funding. (Copy lists
attached.)
Additional documents:
Minutes:
With reference to paragraph 2 of the Minute of
6 February 2019, the Neighbourhood Area Manager proposed the
following schemes:-
Location
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Proposal
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Estimated cost
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Budget
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Tweedsmuir, Source
of the Tweed
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The community wish
for public information signs to be located at this well-known area
of local interest, to resolve a litter problem.
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£325
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Small Schemes
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Eddleston Village
hall
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Improvements to the
surface around the bottle bank, to aid maintenance.
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£499
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Small Schemes
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Peebles, Tweeddale
Rovers
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Tweeddale Rovers is
seeking assistance with the costs of replacement of the pitch
lights to more modern/efficient lights. The total estimated costs
of the replacement complete with materials and hire of cherry
picker/contractors is £6,000.
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£5,000
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Quality of life and
Small Schemes
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Upper Tweed
Community Council
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To replace two
obsolete Defibrillators as part of the “Trade Up”
programme operated by Scottish HART. The units are located at the
Junction of A701/B712 and Broughton Garage
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£1,600
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Small Schemes
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Innerleithen
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To pay for the
replacement of a sluice gate at Kirklands.
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£1,500
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Small Schemes
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Peebles, Edinburgh
Road
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To repair and
repaint damaged 27m section of railings alongside Edinburgh Road,
Peebles.
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£2,601
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Small Schemes
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Skirling
Cemetery
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The Church
undertook a Quinquennial inspection and several matters relating to
the maintenance of walls and footways were highlighted. Costs to
replenish existing decorative internal pathways with new stone and
repair walls, gate hinges and repainting of fencing and gates
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£3,360
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Small Schemes
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Tweeddale
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To purchase a
locality resource for the Promotion of the anti-dog fouling agenda
for use by Community Councils within the Tweeddale area. Includes,
stencils, spray paint and posters to be made available for
community councils to use as determined to be appropriate and on
application
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£230
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Small Schemes
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Innerleithen, Vale
of Leithen Stadium
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To fund an
investigation into the drainage problems at Vale of Leithen
Stadium
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£850
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Small Schemes
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Blyth Bridge
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Newlands community
development trust would wish to renovate and update a defibrillator
to be located at the A701/A72 Junction at Blyth bridge. They are
seeking a contribution towards the project
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£650
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Small Schemes
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Peebles
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The men’s
shed project are seeking funding towards the carrying out of
repairs and survey for building works (including possible asbestos
removal)
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£2,000
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Small Schemes
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Newlands Parent
Council
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To supply and
install a walk a mile assault course, using playground markings
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£1,500
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Small schemes
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Members discussed the various proposals in detail and agreed to
approve the projects subject to the following:-
(a) that Tweeddale Rovers be advised that any complaints
regarding light pollution would be their responsibility.
(b) with regard to
the Upper Tweed Community Council request to replace obsolete
defibrillators, there was some concern expressed that this might
impact a number of communities and increase the number of funding
requests and it was therefore agreed that the Emergency Planning
Officer be requested to contact Scottish Hart for information
regarding the number of defibrillators in Tweeddale and the
timescale for their replacement. The
approach being taken by other local authorities should also be
checked.
(c) with regard to the request for funding
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