Anne welcomed CCC members to the meeting.

Douglas Cooper, Ronald Young, Paige Shepherd, Owen Robertson, David Alston

Proposed: Douglas McPhee

Rachel advised that Owen will be handing in his resignation. He has suggested that it would be more appropriate for a younger person to be selected for this role as he has felt out of touch with the youth issues.

It was agreed that the Regatta Fun Day on 28 July had been a successful day and that the Cromarty Football Club and the FBI were to be commended on their organisation of this event. All the events had run well and all groups with stalls had a good day.

The winners of the Gardening Competition were

"Best Garden" – Estelle Ellwood

"Best Sweet Pea Display" – Annie Ratcliffe

"Best Container" – Alja and Mike Royde

Arrangements will be made for these people to be photographed with cups in due course.

The replacement equipment has still not been received. Anne has chased this but Sam Lowe and Di Agnew are both on Annual Leave.

It was agreed that swings should be provided in Victoria Park Anne will follow this up and also speak to Nora Watson about Townlands Park.

Jane advised that she is still dealing with the planning issues for this with the Highland Council as a 12 year commitment to the project is required but Ian Hay is currently on annual leave.

PC Williams had not provided a report.

Wilf advised that the next slot will be 16 August and a lot of pruning and tidying will be required then. The provision of additional shrubs for the area was discussed and it was agreed that Wilf will ask for shrubs to be planted, probably in September.

Ronald has tried to fix the finger points outside Forsyth House but will try another method.

Wilf advised that the new finger points have still not arrived and this is now 11 weeks since the details were agreed with Dorothy Maxwell. He will follow this up.

The missing drain covers have still not been replaced and David has chased this with Ian Hay.

Jane offered to ask Nick Bates to make blocks to fill the holes to prevent potential accidents.

Lynne’s draft letter was discussed and everyone was happy with the content. It was agreed that the most important factor is that Community Council should be kept informed on any developments so that they can protect the interests of the local community.

The places on the Harbour Trust will be filled by George Selvester and Sarah Pern

Jane advised that Kip Watson has cleared the path on Ladies Walk so this has not cost anything.

A note of thanks will be sent to him on behalf of the Community Council.

Steve Ellwood posted a notice on the Cromarty Live website to try to trace Major Phipps but there has been no response.

Vivienne offered to contact Mrs MacAulay to see if she had contact details and Rachel said that there is a "relative chasing" service provided by DWP in Newcastle which we could use.

FBI Plan Fee cheque £145.00

Total income £145.00

Speedprint Footpath leaflets reprint £650.00

Secretarial expenses: £40.00

FBI Plan Fee cheque £145.00

Total expenditure £835.00

Accounts payable balance: Nil

Accounts receivable balance: Nil

Bank balance as @ 29.7.2007 £12,533.39

No planning applications had been received.

David Alston had not provided a report.

Di Agnew has issued details of the next Forum to take place at Culbokie Primary School on Thursday, 30 August 2007 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Anne and Douglas will attend this.

Mr Smith has requested financial support for the Trailblazers trip. It was agreed to provide £200 from the Common Good Fund to pay for the hire of the bus.

An invitation has been sent to the Community Council to have at stall at this event on 29 September. It was agreed that Anne should complete the application form and the details would be discussed at the next meeting.

Douglas advised that the ivy is growing over the graves and could cause damage. Also, there is only one bin provided for the three graveyards which is insufficient.

This will be raised at the next John Duncan meeting.

George expressed concern about the lorry parked in the lay-by on the Denny as this is used for funerals/ people visiting the graveyards. PC Williams had previously been consulted about this and had advised that as it is taxed and not illegally parked, it is not a police issue.

Anne will go and see Mr Mackay and ask him to move it.

- New window in splayed wall of 27 Bank Street

The new windows were discussed, as they do not match the other ground floor windows and are not a like-for-like replacement.

It was agreed that this clearly visible when coming down Church Street and another house on the corner of Millers Lane opposite the Courthouse had previously been asked to remove a dish that was visible so there seems to be some inconsistency.

George said there is a car parked outside the Royal which is untaxed and has a flat tyre. Douglas added that there are also 3 or 4 cars in Townlands Park which are untaxed.

Anne will contact Sam Lowe about this as he can put a notice on the cars.

The Village Officer has received a number of requests for seats to be provided in the Park for parents supervising children in the park/ people to take a rest between the shops and Townlands Park. It was agreed that this was a good idea and could be paid for from the Common Good Fund. Anne will ring George Ogilvy to obtain costs.

Wilf asked if Anne could email John Nightingale about the trees at the Viewpoint as they are obscuring the view and also the potholes in the road are cause for concern.

Rachel explained that the Christmas lights had still not been provided by i-Light and this is now a major concern and the power issues have still not been resolved.

She will follow this up.

Ronald would like to purchase new awnings for the stalls. Vivienne will advise Ronald if there is money available in the Stalls Fund to allow this.