Town Centre Regeneration - Diaries

There has been quite a lot of discussion recently about how to bring the Town Hall site back into use. This site is too important to the town centre to just accept that it should be occupied by an unused building in deteriorating condition. With KI’s agreement the Town...

I met this week with EDC officers to discuss emerging proposals for the Town Centre. A key issue which has been highlighted by comments from the general public recently is the provision of more and better parking. This has been the subject of quite a bit of discussion in the...

KI continues to be part of the ongoing discussions about the future of Kirkintilloch Town Centre. Recently the review group has spoken with the Town Hall Preservation Trust and with the architects for the proposed Arts & Cultural Centre. These consultations are intended to...

I had a number of meetings this week on issues relating to the town centre. East Dunbartonshire Council is moving ahead with reviews relating to parking and access, and future development. KI is assisting where it can with these reviews. There appears to be a general...

I met this week with a group of Council officers regarding the future of the Town Centre. This clearly is an important issue and is where all of the work that KI has done so far will hopefully bear fruits. It is accepted that times are difficult but that is all the more reason...

I have been involved in two meetings this week about planning for the future of Kirkintilloch Town Centre. Both meetings brought together a number of Council officers with responsibility for various aspects of the town centre. These meetings covered a range of issues including...

Preparatory work for a major consultation on the future of the Town Centre is currently underway led by Council officers. I have been involved in a number of meetings this week about traffic issues and about the appointment of master planning architects. I am hopeful that a...

Monday 19 January to Friday 6 February 2009 - this diary entry covers a 3 week period, one of which was a holiday week for me. I have had a number of discussions with Council officials responsible for progressing future plans for Kirkintilloch Town Centre. Most recently...

One of my New Year’s resolutions is to catch up with my diary entries and to keep up. The latter part of 2008 was extremely busy, mainly due to the intense and important work required to get the Contractor for the Kirkintilloch Link Road formally appointed and the...

Monday 28 September to Friday 3 October - The Town Hall Preservation Trust announced this week that it has received planning permission for its proposals to refurbish the Town Hall. This is good news because planning consent is required for the various grant fund applications...