Minutes of meeting held on Tuesday 12th December 2006 in the Castletown Drill Hall at 8:10pm.

Present:

J.Crowden, E.Geddes, D.Swanson, M.Cormack, W.Swanson, I.Moodie (Village Officer).

Apologies:

A.Hill, D.Fraser, A.Swanson.

2/MINUTES OF THE LAST MEETING AND MATTERS ARISING FROM THEM:

The minutes of the last meeting held on 3rd October 2006 were read and agreed as a true record.

Floods destroyed bridges over burn at Sand End. One down, one half down. Council will not accept responsibility, probably land owners will not either. Contact to be made with David Barclay (Paths Access Officer).

Action J.C.

3/VILLAGE OFFICER UPDATES

No report.

Action I.M.

4/POLICE REPORT

No Report

Action J.C.

5/CASTLEHILL HARBOUR TRUST

No report.

Action A.M.

6/SCOTTISH WATER: WASTE WATER TREATMENT

All finished and tidied up.

Action J.C.

7/CORRESPONDENCE

Letters received were discussed and noted as follows:

• Hi Trans - Draft regional transport strategy.
• Watch our Wildlife.
• Strand Line - Marine conservation newsletter.
• CORWM - Response to "What to do with waste".
• Rob Gibson - Newsletter.
• Post Watch - Newsletter.
• Scottish Health Council - Newsletter.
• Sutherland Local Plan.
• Water Environment Act - Consultation.
• NDA Socio Economic Draft - Legacy left after Dounreay is gone.
• NDA Defining the Dounreay Site End State - 5 options.
• NHS Highland Update.
• Scotland's Railways.
• Dounreay Newsletter - UKAEA Today.
• SEPA - Newsletter.

8/AOCB

CORUS - report end of December/January.

Report of AGM Far North Line. Not a good meeting, South Office bearers elected. Fourth train north to begin in December 2008. Refurbishing of trains to take place.

Being no further business the date for the next meeting was set for Tuesday 23rd January 2007 at 7:30pm in the Castletown Drill Hall.

The meeting closed at 21:30hrs.