19-10-05 EKWFT Meeting

Last night's meeting of the East Kintyre Wind Farm Trust was a fairly subdued event, with only three members of the community in attendance to observer the night's deliberations.

The meeting opened at 7pm with a breakdown of finances. Of the £17,000 received earlier in the year it is standard practise to set aside 10% for the Common Good Fund, for later years when cheques will no longer be coming.

This reduced the total sum to £15,300. Of this some £10,198 had already been granted to projects in the first tranche earlier in the year, leaving just £5,102 available for distribution tonight.

Applications considered, and the respective decisions were as follows:

Applicant	Required For	Total Outlay	Requested	Granted
Carradale AFC	Purchase and erection of equipment shed.	£1750	£1350	£1350
It was felt that the football team is a very important part of the community in general, and deserving of support.
Peninver Players	Hire of hall and offset of transport costs.		£500	£150
Peninver Village Hall	Architects fees for designing landscaping for area around village hall.	£1175	£500	Declined
This application was for preparation work and there was no guarantee that the project would go forward as a result of the plans.
Carradale Village Hall	Contribution towards running costs.	£7221	£4285	£1400
It was noted that Peninver village hall had received similar funding from the last tranche.
Tarbert Village Hall	Contribution towards repairs, maintenance and running costs of the village hall.		£5000	Declined
Tarbert is outwith the area covered by the EKWFT and does not substantially provide services to which residents of the area make use.
Kintyre Marketing Group	Funding towards provision of a full time projects officer for the Kintyre Way.	£175,000	£2500	£1250
The application was for a grant to cover 3 yrs. It was recommended that the KMG apply for further funding next year.
Argyll & Bute Regional Environmental Forum	Environmental Fair (Campbeltown)		£400	£400
Despite the retrospective aspect of this application it was felt that the positive benefits of the project out-weighed this.
War Research Society	Printing costs for book on Kintyre war dead.	£150	£150	£150
It was noted that the printing costs were small compared to the costs incurred in researching this historical record.
East Kintyre Community Council	Clearing overgrown footpaths.	£150	£150	£150
It was noted that the actual cost of this project may fall short of the amount claimed.
Carradale Activity Playpark	Contribution towards cost of fireworks for bonfire night celebrations.	£500	£300	£150

The total of grants approved came to £5000.

Positive comment was passed on what a good job had been made of the war memorial, with clarification of what outdoor furniture was to be supplied by the Employability Team.

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