Director's Diary
Hello and welcome to the Kirkintilloch’s Initiative (KI) diary.
I’m Duncan Hamilton, Project Director of KI. Each week I will be using these pages to tell you about the latest developments and the things we are doing to keep KI moving.
KI is committed to delivering a regeneration package that will be of real benefit for the people of the town. We want to make sure the community are involved in influencing the direction of KI. So, meaningful communication and publicity is extremely important to us.
For this reason we have developed this diary. We’re involved in a whole range of discussions and activities on a daily basis but very few people know about them. If we are to make sure that you can influence our direction then you need to know what’s going on. So here goes……
LATEST DIARY UPDATES:
Friday 18 April to Friday 16 May 2008
Integrated Care Centre
Posted on 16 May 2008
Monday 5 May to Friday 9 May - As work gets into gear on site the final details of the design for the Integrated Care Centre are being formally agreed with the Council’s Planning Service. There are a number of conditions on the planning consent which are to be resolved...
Kirkintilloch Link Road
Posted on 16 May 2008
Monday 5 May to Friday 9 May - Before works starts properly on the Link Road it is necessary to ensure that all pre-contract information has been gathered. Once the work starts we will have lost any opportunity to record existing conditions.
This week I’ve been...
Integrated Care Centre
Posted on 9 May 2008
Monday 28 April to Friday 2 May - The official sod-cutting ceremony for the Integrated Care Centre took place on Thursday of this week. This officially marks the beginning of the work. Some preparatory work has already been carried out and the Contractor is now in his...
Arts & Cultural Centre
Posted on 9 May 2008
Monday 28 April to Friday 2 May - We met with the Scottish Arts Council representative this week to update him on the latest position regarding design development and the costing of the latest scheme. An up to date cost plan on the scheme development to Stage E in the RIBA...
Southbank Access Road
Posted on 9 May 2008
Monday 28 April to Friday 2 May - This week saw completion of the land acquisition for the Southbank Access Road. Other pre-start conditions are also being addressed. It is hoped that work on site will now be able to start in mid-May. Prior to this there will be further...
Southbank
Posted on 8 May 2008
Monday 21 April to Friday 25 April - Planning for the future in the Southbank area runs in parallel with the construction work on the marina, the footbridge and the offices. I met this week with a colleague from the Council’s Transport Team to discuss a masterplanning...
Arts & Cultural Centre
Posted on 8 May 2008
Monday 21 April to Friday 25 April - On Monday evening the latest proposals for the Arts & Cultural Centre were presented to an invited audience of about 60 people who are active in the local arts scene. The design has reached a fairly advanced stage so it was possible to...
Corporate
Posted on 8 May 2008
Monday 21 April to Friday 25 April - This week has been a consultation week. Apart from consultation meetings regarding the Arts & Cultural Centre and the Southbank Access Road reported elsewhere in this weeks diary I have met with the KI Community Representative and...
Kirkintilloch Town Hall
Posted on 7 May 2008
Monday 14 April to Friday 18 April - I met this week with consultants who are assisting the Town Hall Preservation Trust with the development of their refurbishment and expansion plans for the Town Hall. This meeting is part of a monitoring regime which is established to...
Corporate
Posted on 7 May 2008
Monday 14 April to Friday 18 April - East Dunbartonshire Councillors were given a joint presentation on Kirkintilloch’s Initiative and the Lennoxtown Initiative this week. I represented KI and Brian McAleenan, Chief Executive represented LI. The presentation outlined the...
Kirkintilloch Link Road
Posted on 23 Apr 2008
Monday 7 April to Friday 11 April - Much of my time on the KLR this week has been at meetings dealing with the final legal and contractual agreements which need to be in place before a contract of this size and complexity can be let. On site the Contractor is now...
Integrated Care Centre
Posted on 23 Apr 2008
Monday 7 April to Friday 11 April - Site preparation work continues in parallel with discussions on the final proposals for addressing the planning conditions. Updated proposals relating to the car park layout, the landscaping, the design of the wild life corridor and the...
Corporate
Posted on 23 Apr 2008
Monday 7 April to Friday 11 April - This week the Kirkintilloch Herald’s front page headline highlights local peoples’ concerns about the loss of trees associated with developments which have started recently. I think most concern has been expressed about the work...
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