A DUMBARTON community council’s secretary urged fellow members to consider coming together to submit an objection to the Flamingo Land development proposals for Balloch.

During Silverton and Overtoun’s Community Council meeting this month, secretary Rose Harvie encouraged members to submit their individual comments to Loch Lomond and the Trossachs Park Authority on the application in principle.

And she also asked them to consider whether they would like to object to the proposals as a community council. 

Ms Harvie, who spoke at the Save Loch Lomond Rally on September 8, said: “I have objected as an individual, and I spoke at the rally – not on behalf of the community council, I said I was from the community council, which is accurate.

“I want you to think about this, about whether as a community council you’d like to submit an objection. We have to take a democratic decision about these things.

The matter will be discussed in community council’s October meeting.

The West Dunbartonshire local development plan 2, which was approved by the council’s planning committee on Wednesday, was also on the agenda for the community councillors, who expressed their delight that the document was “jargon free”.

Ms Harvie added: “It’s a classic example of clarity.”

In a move to improve awareness about the presence and function of community councils and give membership a boost, the option of holding a community council event was also raised.

Though some community councillors were keen on the idea, others had doubts about how effective it would be and how members of the public could be drawn into such an event.

However, leaflets are in the process of being designed, with hopes they can ultimately share them in locations such as the town’s shops, library and municipal buildings. 

The community council also discussed suggestions as to where defibrillators could be placed in public places. The areas included the post office, outside the Ben View centre, and outside St Augustine’s Church on High Street.