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A SUGGESTION: Why not
ask David Maitland to address the
comments raised by all and sundry
in the opinions and comments
section - he can reply directly
to issues and give his reasoning
for actions. Or is he too scared
? I guess that's what councillor
call is meant to be about but all
David Maitland seems to do is
give us an endless tirade of "I
secured.."; "I introduced..."; "I
am a ..."; "I have... "; and so.
There's just far too many "I's"
in it and not enough direct
reply's to the issues that
matter. I for one believe he's
not doing a good job and has far
too big an ego about how much he
really is worth. We are not all
eternally grateful to someone who
continually blows his own
trumpet!! I would think a straw
poll of the Kingswells community
in general would reinforce this
comment. TM (Posted
22.6.2001)
GOING ROUND THE
BEND: I am in full
agreement with TM (2.6.01). The
one way system in front of the
shops should start at the shop
exit. Turning left there does not
cause any safety issues! The part
in front of the shops will,
indeed at busy times, benefit
from a one-way; due to people
parking instead of going into the
most ill designed car park you
could get. Only the Great Western
Nursery car park is worse. Those
with children there will agree!!!
They should do away with the
steps at the chemist and make the
car park a one way - in one end
out the other. This would save a
load of trouble, as people
entering and exiting the shops
have to do so in turn at present.
I am sure Cllr. Maitland won't
agree, as he himself stays the
direction of the one way and it
was him we have to thank for the
current one way debacle!!! So
e-mail info@Kingswells.com if you
agree. I see they have painted on
a big arrow, to let people no
it's one way, but who really
cares. I for one will still
ignore this, as common sense has
yet again in Kingswells gone daft
(Re school issue).
Whilst I'm on, why
do Stewart Milne still advertise
Kingswells with its purposely
designed school and facilities
(NOT out grown already, I don't
really blame him as he is a
business man. It's the Planning /
Council that need to get a GRIP!
BS (Posted
20.6.2001)
CORSE SPEED
BUMPS: In response to GM's
comments on speed bumps in Corse
Wynd or rather the lack of,
he/she should perhaps take a walk
round here some day and see for
themselves how narrow and tight
the bend at the bottom of the
road actually is!
In Stewart Milne's
greed for profit, he didn't leave
enough space for pavements as he
squeezed the houses in. You have
to walk on the road to get round
the corner. The design of the
road supposed to slow drivers
down as the whole back stretch is
effectively a single carriageway.
It is not designed for two way or
even throughway passage. Perhaps
some "No Vehicular Access" signs
like they have at Den of
Kingswells on the main road would
help, but then some people might
expect to see motorbikes jumping
cars when they get round the
corner!
Children play around
their homes. So in our street
that means in gardens (not much
room there!) or on the road. The
residents (mostly) understand
& expect to see kids on the
road, it is just the pizza
delivery boys & sightseers
that don't show any
consideration. Most of the
housing in Kingswells is designed
in cul-de-sacs. Unfortunately
ours isn't. That said we have
educated our kids to be aware and
to take care.
We chose to live out
here so that we wouldn't have to
put up with the inherent dangers
of life in the city like enormous
volumes of traffic and noise. so
when driving on lock block road
remember that by definition it it
is a pedestrian right of way not
vehicle. BG Corse Wynd
(Unrelated to GG).
(Posted
15.6.2001)
LONG
GRASS: The grass verges
both in Kingswells Crescent loop
road and the By-Pass seem to be
very over-grown this year. With
the heavy council tax charges
surely we can expect a better
service than this? It all looks
very scruffy. From Caz
(Posted
13.6.2001)
DEAR
TOM, I agree fully with
your feelings about Gillahill,
but I feel we are powerless
against Stewart Milne Homes, I
think it has already gone too far
to stop now. I've written several
letters and had letters back, but
I know for a fact that SM owns a
lot of land around Kingswells,
(both sides), and it is only a
matter of time before it is
developed. I love living here
with all the birds and wildlife,
it will be a great shame, but I
feel I can do nothing to stop
him. From Kate.D (Posted
5.6.2001)
ONE
WAY ROADS: I'm
generally in favour of the one
way road however I think there
are a few issues that need
addressing. Firstly with turning
right after coming from the
shops: I don't agree that a
dangerous practice has now
suddenly started occurring -
turning left has been happening
all the time and should be no
surprise for anyone. Where
exactly the one way street starts
is not clear - there is no clear
sign saying no entry or painted
white lines. The present sign
could equally be inferred as one
way from that point only (i.e.
after the stop).
Secondly I do not
see any added benefit of making
everyone go round a small street
simply for the sake of it, in
particular with large delivery
trucks this could easily be an
added danger with young children
and the pedestrian crossing where
it is. These large delivery
vehicles have a difficult enough
time as it is and there is no
value in making them go round the
narrow bit of road.
For efficiency and
safety of all I would propose
that the one way should start
AFTER the stop street coming from
shop car park and FINISH at the
old car park. This satisfies the
best of both worlds, making the
narrow bit of road one way and
thus safer and easier for all,
and making it more practical for
vehicles and drivers to go to
either end of the complex. TM
(Posted 2.6.2001)
I feel that Dr Straiton's letter
(see
web page Improving
Kingswells ) hits the nail
on the head in many respects. The
litter disgrace is sadly a
reflection of a wider national
malaise (see recent letters in
the Scotsman on this very theme)
and we ought to see littering in
the same way as other socially
unacceptable behaviours - zero
tolerance must be cultivated.
With regard to further
development, I welcome improved
services and facilities for
Kingswells but am yet to be
convinced by the proposed leisure
development. Surely no incursion
onto green belt should be
entertained even for a "health"
facility. At the end of the day
this is still a commercial
development that will encourage
yet more vehicle movements in an
already busy part of the city
area. If this goes ahead are we
not on a slippery slope to
further development on green belt
which, when added to continued
expansion at Westhill, could see
the A944 succumb to "sprawl" and
become, in effect, a "gasoline
alley"? I am all for improved
health and fitness in any
community but are their not
sufficient existing facilties for
the target market which, at the
end of the day, is AB15 - not
Kingswells. Maybe one remedy for
fitness could be for significant
sections of the local community
to get out of their 4x4s and
people carriers and take a good
long walk while they still can!
Alan
Graham (Posted 9.5.2001)
Derbeth Park. As a user
of the small play park on Derbeth
Park I have noticed that it is
the only park in Kingswells
situated directly next to a road.
In my opinion it is very
dangerous as the children often
run or cycle out of the park onto
the road. The park itself is like
a huge cat litter tray and this
prevents parents from allowing
their children use it. I have
also noticed that the landscaping
surrounding the play area is
rather untidy, especially the
footpath which leads to the burn.
I have asked the developer if
this area is to be improved, but
was told it was to be left in its
natural state. Rather
disappointing! Any
comments?
CW (Posted
8.5.2001)
Clean and Green
would be happy to
assist you with a community
clean-up day in Kingswells. It's
worth noting that such a day is
already planned (by the local
scout group and other community
members) to take place in early
June, date to be confirmed.
Can you let me know
if you'd like to link in with
this event (which seems to make
sense) or set up a separate
clean-up. I am able to help with
planning, safety equipment, waste
collections and PR. I look
forward to hearing from you
soon.
Guy Robertson -
Aberdeen City. Posted
2.5.2001
Buses. Thank you for your
e-mail. As you may be aware we
are currently in the process of
re-launching our network of
services within Aberdeen.
As part of these
changes there will be a new
timetable for the 14/15 service
in place from Sunday 13th May. We
are currently working on stop to
stop information for all of the
services and once we have
completed the information for the
Kingwells areas I will forward
them to you. It is however
important to emphasise that the
times displayed would be
approximate times from that
particular point.
We have no
information available on the
Kingwells Park and Ride site. The
council have still to put this
service out to tender.
I
hope this information will be of
help to you and wish you every
success with your community
website. I will forward the bus
stop details to you as soon as we
have them available (hopefully
within the next 10 days).
Kevin Riddle - First
Aberdeen Posted
30.4.2001
Sports complex? What are
residents views about the sports
complex which might be getting
built in Kingswells? What are
peoples thoughts, feelings and
opinions. (Louise
Posted
24.4.2001)
Sorting out the
Halls. To correct
some terminology - - - - The
Village Hall situated opposite
Kingswells Parish Church is
regularly referred to as the
"Church Hall". It is NOT the
Church Hall and has nothing to do
with the Church!
To avoid confusion
that has reigned for quite a long
time, please note that the
Village Hall is administrered by
a local Hall Committee ( which
just happens to have the minister
for its chairman, and a majority
of Kirk members on its management
committee) and exists for the
benefit of the whole community,
having been gifted for this
purpose by the late Mr Edmonds
(an eminent solicitor) early last
century. Bookings for the Village
Hall should be addressed to Mrs
Arthur Stewart 740235
The Church
Buildings, which are also for the
benefit of the entire population,
also have halls for public use,
and these can be booked by
contacting the Church caretaker -
- Mrs Joyce Jones 742827 Now you
know. Harvey Grainger. (Further
details from: harvey.grainger@btinternet.com )
Posted 24.4.2001
The people of Kingswells will
have a voice! There has
been a resurgence of interest in
establishing the Kingswells
Community Council. A number of
people have pledged to form a
committee. If you are interested
to join us, but have not yet
contacted me or want further
information, please e mail -
Barrie Buchan at the following
address... mailto:rbge@buchan3.fsbusiness.co.uk
Posted 21.4.2001
Community Council. Do they
have any 'Clout' Please
can you tell us more about the
community council, such as where
does it meet, how often, and what
is it responsible for? Do they
have any 'Clout' with the City
Council? We look forward to your
reply. Wendy
Farquharson.
Hope it's not Kingswells folk!
Isn't the area south
of the roundabout towards Cults a
disgrace with litter?
Assorted detritus
tossed from car windows. I've
been along there and picked up
some, but it's away as bad again.
Hope it's not Kingswells folk!
KD
Kingswood
Inconsiderate
drivers.
I would like to draw
to the attention of the drivers,
many of whom are parents dropping
off/picking up young children,
who park outside the church hall
on Old Skene Road just how
dangerous you are making that
area for all road users.
The inconsiderate,
not to say illegal, parking of a
mindless few on and around the
bend/corner at the Church Hall
make it only a matter of time
before there is a serious
accident.
This is something
both the police and the local
councillor should take a very
close look at in the overall
review of road safety in
Kingswells, with the immediate
introduction of double yellow
lines as a first step. There is
ample safe parking in both the
church car park and also in the
cul-de-sac part of Old Skene
Road, why not use it?
Fiona Saunders John
Arthur Court
Are Speed bump
necessary?
In response to "GG"
of Corse Wynd. (Posted 9.4.2001)
Do you think speed bumps are
necessary in such a small street?
Should parents really be letting
their children play in the middle
of the street.
I feel it is totally
irresponsible for parents to let
their children play on or near
any road unsupervised, and then
blame a motorist for injuring
innocent little Johnny
use.
GM
Kingswell
Smarten up the village
centre.
Having had
a closer look at the village
centre/square, so to speak, it
occurred to me that with a bit of
artistic thought and, of course,
some money!, a fountain/flower
boxes/attractive lighting and
seating would really lift this
small area and give it a much
more pleasant and quality feel.
At present it is certainly neat
and tidy enough but lacks
atmosphere. Any thoughts from
anyone else on this?
A Wilson,
Bethlin
Mews
Speed bumps.
Question....have you
any ideas why Corse Wynd never
received speed humps? I ask this
because soon there is going to be
an accident with children using
this narrow single roadway as a
play area ........ Many non
residents speed up and down the
brick layered area of Corse Wynd
with no regard to safety... I did
contact the council ,but they
don't have any money !!
GG. Corse
Wynd
Web-Neighbourhood watch.
How can we start a
web-neighbourhood watch? Any
ideas? What's the best approach
to take if you see a suspicious
vehicle?
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