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Author: <span>Moderator</span>
Over the past few weeks there have been reports from across the Dargavel development with regards to occasional loss of water pressure. One of our Committee members contacted Scottish Water and requested that they test the water pressure as we were fairly certain it was an issue within the overall supply to the development rather than a problem specific to an individual developer.
Scottish Water installed a water logger on one of the hydrants within the village and after a week’s testing this came back positive for a problem. After testing the infrastructure within the estate they were unable to identify any particular issues within Dargavel but the problem was traced to a defective pressure reducing valve at the connection to the main supply at Old Greenock Road. This has now been replaced and after further testing Scottish Water are satisfied that the water pressure is now back to normal and we should not suffer any further outages/low pressure.
Recent communication received from a Dargavel resident regarding Birch Road – shared with their consent on an anonymised basis.
Thanks for getting back to me on this. I would really appreciate if you would pass my concerns on to the Community Liaison Group about Birch Road (I coudn’t remember if it was called that originally!).
My main concern is that there is a lack of signage or road markings to indicate the speed limit outwith either end of the road. Vehicles are travelling too fast along the road and although it’s a pedestrian priority/shared surface, which is signposted, it doesn’t seem to make much difference. Lately, I’ve noticed increased traffic on the road, particularly on weekends to the bowling club, and with that, an increase in number of vehicles driving too fast, narrowly avoiding collisions with pedestrians, kids and dogs. It seems that it’s only a matter of time before we have an accident and I know this is a concern shared by other road users I’ve spoken with. Ideally, we’d have more speed limit signs up along the road and/or the speed limit painted on the road itself to ensure that users are aware. I feel that it’s too easy to miss the speed limit with the signage currently in place. I don’t personally care too much about speed bumps – my car’s suspension has been wrecked already between those and the sheer volume of potholes/debris on the roads in and around the village! – but I would not be opposed to those being lobbied for if it helped alleviate the issues we are currently seeing.
My other concern regarding the road is the gate which I understand is for emergency services access just after the old railway line as you come down from Rossland. Vehicles are parking across or around that, obstructing access, routinely – particularly the people who live in the nearby houses on the other side of the fence. This may be because they’re unaware of the gate’s purpose (and maybe I’ve got that wrong?!) but some yellow lines/signage would help keep that area clear in case of emergency.
Hope that can be fed back, do let me know if you need any more info.
Thanks again
A resident of parcel H2
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Acknowledged, shared with Residents Committee and added to the list of points for discussion with BAE
Dear members,
Dargavel Village Residents Association was established in March 2015 when there were relatively few properties occupied within the entire site. The committee consists of resident volunteers, all of whom have day jobs and fit this commitment into their lives. This can be a challenge with everyone leading such busy lives these days however, we have managed to maintain a core of members who regularly attend the quarterly meetings, affording us a level on continuity in our dealings with the local Police, BAE, RMG and Renfrewshire Council.
The association has not been formalised, as we have never managed to achieve the requisite ratio of members to occupied properties however, we are recognised by all of the above mentioned parties and to that end, we are able to provide a voice for the residents to help deliver and shape the development and facilities that are required to be delivered by BAE under the Planning Conditions for the entire site. These originally included a community centre, school, health centre, playing fields and village centre to name but a few however, these are reviewed and amended by BAE/Renfrewshire Council Planning Dept. throughout the lifetime of the project.
Dargavel Village is steadily growing in size and we are now at a stage where we need to review the committee membership to ensure that we have representation from all of the parcels across the development. To that end and as required within the property deeds for all of us, RMG are in the process of arranging individual Annual General Meetings for each parcel in the next few months. The format and agenda for these meetings has not yet been finalised but we are working with RMG to ensure that there is opportunity for each parcel to put forward 2 or 3 representatives, who will then go on to serve on the committee going forward. Once completed, this process will ensure that the RA committee will be able to represent the majority views of the residents and continue to work with the stakeholders to create a village that we are all proud to live in.
On another matter, there have been some posts across social media recently, highlighting concerns around the billing for both the parcels and the estate as a whole. All residents should have received information from their house builder when purchasing their property, along with information from RMG directly. There is also a fair amount of information on RMG’s website. RMG are however, aware that some residents are not clear on exactly what the charges are for and how these bills are reconciled annually therefore, they are currently looking at options on how to make these bills more transparent and will be in touch with you shortly to advise further. With regards to the forthcoming committee meetings, these are not open meetings as it would not be possible to have everyone in the room, nor do we have the time for everyone to have the chance to be heard. We would therefore request that you make contact through the website and we will take your views forward, until such times as we revise the committee membership.
Through working with BAE and RMG, we have achieved much in the 3 years we have been operating and with the next phase of the development of the association and the committee, we plan to continue to strengthen that relationship for the benefit of our community.
Kind regards
Dargavel Residents Association
Minutes from our recent committee meeting have now been published and are available here:
Minutes from previous meetings of the Residents Committee are available on the Meeting Minutes page.
As a result of a generous offer from our factor RMG we have four £25 gift vouchers to give away. It has been decided to arrange a free prize draw that is open to all residents living within the Dargavel Village development boundary. The draw will take place on the day of the scheduled lighting of the Christmas Tree, which is being organised by RMG. This is scheduled for 3rd December 2017.
The terms and conditions of entry are as follows:
- The draw is open to all households within the Dargavel Village development boundary, who have registered and have had their account approved on the Residents Association website dargavel.net.
- Only one entry per Dargavel Village household.
- No purchase is necessary.
- The draw will take place on the day of the lighting of the Christmas tree provided by the RMG factors.
- The winners will be notified by email.
- RMG may ask to arrange to present the gift voucher to the winning householders.
- The promoters of the free draw are the executive committee of the Dargavel Residents Association and no correspondence will be entered into.
Minutes from our recent committee meeting have now been published and are available here: