Umbrella body reviews its role
AT the January meeting of the EACC Executive , members put the finishing touches to a list that identifies ways in which the association fulfils a function. The list reads as follows: Edinburgh Partnership Community Engagement Co-ordinator Pamela Roccio asked that it be recorded that the EACC provides an important and valued link between the … Read more
Planning moves to new management
A CHANGE in the management of city planning in Edinburgh could have an important impact for community councillors as it transferred from City Development to Services for Communities on January 4th. As statutory consultees on planning applications, Ccllrs have frequently complained that their submissions are not taken seriously, treated as one single objection after sometimes … Read more
Straight talk from a critical friend
TEN years on from the birth of EACC, we asked a founding member of the association for his views about its value and usefulness. We hoped for the best and were prepared for the worst. This community councillor is not one to mince matters. Does Dawson Currie, former secretary of Portobello CC and current representative … Read more
Moving on from meetings like this
SOME people would rather run a mile than join a committee. They imagine Vicar-of-Dibley eccentricity that could only get bogged down in silly spats. It’s certainly one factor that keeps more than a few local activists away from community councils. But there’s a champion of the challenge to dreary or divisive meetings. Jean Cuthbert of … Read more
Chairman gets a grilling
Editor of the on-line news service the Edinburgh Reporter, Phyllis Stephen kept EACC Chairman David Salton on his toes when she interviewed him recently about community councils generally, and the EACC in particular. She said: ”I find it heartening that there are so many civic-minded people in the city who will undertake the work done by community … Read more
