Nairn Matters

One of our readers raises the following issue:

I feel the matter of the non-replacement of the traffic warden when he retires should be open for discussion.

Who made this decision?

On what basis was this decision made?

With the new hospital about to open and the thoroughfare via Cawdor Street / Road being very restricted I feel now more than ever we need a new traffic warden.

I have nothing against Sandy he is a really nice fellow but has he ever given out a ticket?

There is always someone double parked in the High Street, Lodge Hill Road is like a national car park.

All schools in Nairn suffer from people parking on the yellow lines and no one seems to care.

If the decision to do away with the position of the parking warden was based on the amount of tickets given out by the current parking warden then there needs to be a rethink.

We need a traffic warden – a real traffic warden one who implements the law and we need one now.

Allen

MarieNairn asks:  Where are you living now? Are you abroad and if so where? Why does Nairn matter to you and is important to you? What is so special about the town?

It would be great to hear from all those now living away from Nairn and those who come back for “The Games” or “Hogmanay”.

What are your memories? What can we do to improve your town?

The Scotland on Sunday newspaper reports that according to Trip Advisor, Nairn came second in an online poll of the top-ten best places to visit in 2010.

…the resort of Nairn, on the Moray coast, is about to undergo an extraordinary resurrection after being voted the second-most favoured global destination for 2010. The accolade has been bestowed by TripAdvisor, the world’s most influential travel website, which quizzed 3,000 online users on their choice as the hot vacation spots for the coming year.

Full report here

Concern is often expressed about the speed of traffic travelling up The Brae. Today, it was reported that a cat was hit by a fast moving vehicle. We know how fast a cat can move but it could not avoid this vehicle. Of course, it is always possible that it simply sped across the road in front of the vehicle. A loud bang was heard by shopkeepers but the driver, knowing they must have hit something, failed to stop. While I don’t believe it is legally necessary when a cat is hit, it would have been a courtesy to have done so. The Ballark Place owner was deeply disturbed by the event but we must surely be thankful that it was not a pedestrian. Drivers please note this is a 20MPH zone and caution is required.

Within Nairn much strong feeling has been expressed about the “dumbing down” of Christmas and its apparent replacement with terms like “Wintersong”, “Winter lights”. Much has been said about political correctness squeezing out traditional values or perhaps being overly concerned about offending those of other faiths. I don’t believe non-Christian faiths are offended and would actually prefer us to celebrate the event.
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Just been up the High St again and dismayed at the amount of chewing-gum on the pavements. These were cleaned no so long ago and The Council do their best to keep them clean – and use our Council Tax money to do so. But I object that I should have to pay for the careless actions of litter-louts who simply don’t care about the appearance of the town.

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One of the most important documents out for discussion at present is the Highland wide Local Development Plan. In it, Highland Council set out their stall, clearly stating their preferred options for development. The Scottish Government has made certain assumptions and predictions about population growth and Highland Council is tasked with delivering a new infrastructure and extensive new housing developments.
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Public consultation event announced to update local community on Delnies development plans

The Cawdor Maintenance Trust is inviting members of the public in and around Nairn to attend a community engagement event, running over three days at the Nairn Community Centre between Wednesday 26^th and Friday 28^th August 2009 inclusive. Read full article »

This coming week the schools will be reopening so we will once more be facing the problems of all the congestion on the streets around the schools.
As we all know there are zig zag lines and single yellow lines at all schools but in Nairn these are ignored. People park all day on the lines on lodghill road which is a bus route and a school street.
I feel it is time our parking warden started giving out tickets to these people instead of just chatting to them.
We as tax payers pay for a traffic warden who does not give out tickets, not a problem.
But on the roads to the schools he has to start keeping them clear.
Regards,
A concerned Parent

A recent Nairnshire Telegraph featured a number of issues relating to the Common Good Fund and comments made by Highland Council Convenor Sandy Park.

John Hart responds as follows:

Dear Sir, — The headline “Convener opposes the idea of community groups as custodians of Common Good” (Nairnshire Telegraph July 7) unfortunately confuses two very distinct issues.

Firstly, it is not community groups, it is community councillors that should be included in the Common Good assets disposal decision making process. Read full article »