BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.4.3//EN BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1@gpcc.bigdatapatterns.co.uk DTSTART:20240417T000000Z DTEND:20240417T000000Z DTSTAMP:20261021T221953Z URL:https://gpcc.bigdatapatterns.co.uk/events/gpcc-meeting-april-2024/ SUMMARY:GPCC Meeting - April 2024 DESCRIPTION:Summary\n17 April 2024 Meeting: (Cllr. Tim Pogson in attendance )\nCommunity Grants Fund 2024/25: The allocation for Southside &\; Newi ngton is £29400. Grants of up to £5000 can be awarded per application. P restonfield Bowling Green may be in the frame by way of Edinburgh &\; L othians Greenspace Trust. Community Grants Fund – The City of Edinburgh Council\nCameron Toll Roundabout: Work and congestion continue. May 10th c ompletion targeted.\nGrange Association Fair: Saturday 18 May at Newington Library. See: Home - The Grange Association\nPrestonfield Road &\; Pri estfield Road: Street tree enhancement consultation planned and resurfacin g in the pipeline.\nBlackett Area: Reports of cases of vandalism\, minor c ar damage and ASB.\nStudent Housing Development: The density of student ac commodation provision continues to rise in the Southside (and elsewhere). Got any strong views on this trend? Contact us.\n‘Our Future Streets’: The council’s long-range plans for travel and mobility in the city: far -reaching programme\; big change\; big upheaval\; trams are just a part of it. Long way to go though.\nCity Budget: Council opens public consultatio n on future service delivery against projected budget deficits.\n20 March 2024 Meeting: (Cllr. Tim Pogson in attendance)\nCommunal bin hub installat ions: Phased roll-out after the 2023 council consultation programme\, whic h has largely gone beyond the ‘room for discussion phase’.\nCameron To ll Roundabout: Big disruption unavoidable until mid-May at least. Lifting of bus-gate at Prestonfield Avenue for 4 weeks helps but watch out for hea vier traffic volumes.\nThe Council’s Budget for 2024-25: Labour Administ ration’s budget approved\; prioritises roads\, footways and drainage\; n o cuts to education. Financial pressures unabated though.\nCouncil consult ation on the future of libraries: What are the key services and activities they deliver for you? What more would you like to see? Check the survey a t https://consultationhub.edinburgh.gov.uk/\nPlanning Application: Student Accommodation at 27-31 Ratcliffe Terrace: GPCC will oppose on design and on the steady rise in the density of student developments within the area. \nNewington Cemetery: Wall repair still underway\; very slow progress\, at tributed to council work scheduling. Local Cllr. Pogson making further enq uiries.\n21 February 2024 Meeting: (Cllr. Simita Kumar in attendance)\nCom munity Council Scheme and Boundary Review: Phase 2 consultation underway. No changes proposed for GPCC structure. Next elections could be in Q3.\nCa meron Toll Roundabout: Deep culvert damage\; repairs likely to stretch int o April. Disruption and delays unavoidable.\nRoadworks: Dalkeith Road / Sa lisbury Place: No provision for safe pedestrian transit or crossing. Local Cllr. Kumar to raise this as a safety issue with the Council.\nPavement P arking: Explicit restrictions now in force\; few exemptions.\nCouncil Budg et: Contending with big shortfall concerns\, this year and in the future. The main issues are provision for roads\, footways and road safety\, and e ducation.\nBus Trackers: New bus stop timetable indicators won’t be prop erly functional (with live times) for maybe another six months\; software and equipment issues.\nNewington Cemetery: Volunteer work continues on tre e-trail signage and tidy-up. CATEGORIES:Meeting LOCATION:Cameron House Community Centre\, 34 Prestonfield Avenue\, Edinburg h\, EH16 5EU\, Scotland\, United Kingdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=34 Prestonfield Avenue\, Ed inburgh\, EH16 5EU\, Scotland\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE= Cameron House Community Centre:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR