GLENORCHY AND INNISHAIL COMMUNITY COUNCIL

Minutes of Special Council Meeting

held in Dalmally Village Hall

on 22 February 2008 at 7.30pm

Present David Fellowes, Pam Whitehead, Kate Craig, Averil Watson, plus 30 members of the public

1. Welcome

The Chair welcomed everyone to the Special Meeting, which had been called to discuss a possible short-term solution to the problem of Glenview Stores suddenly closing.

2. Apologies for Absence

Pam Gibson, Donald McLaren, Len Ross, John Burke, Marge Crawford, Councillor Elaine Robertson, Councillor Donald McDonald, Councillor Neil McKay, Elaine Chalmers

3. 3. Discussion of Glenview Stores Closure

The Chair announced that various discussions had taken place with a number of organizations in the last week to try and find a solution to the closure. However, in the last day the joint owner of the shop had resolved the problem, which had forced the closure of the shop and was now prepared to open it for mornings only for the next two to three weeks. After that the shop would be open as usual. The Chair then read out a letter from Elaine Chalmers (the owner of the shop), which gave her apologies for not being at the meeting and that the reason she shut the shop was because of legal advice but she is now in a position to re-open the shop. It was pointed out that the shop wouldn’t be well stocked to begin with but there would be newspapers and that a notice would go up with the times of opening. Everyone agreed this was very good news, there was general support for Elaine Chalmers and also Frances Baird from Lochawe Stores was thanked for helping out at such short notice

4. Any Other Business

There was no other business.

There being no further business the meeting ended at 7.45pm