The brand new Conservative administration in South Ayrshire has voted to seek for various websites for a Gypsy Traveller facility – simply because it appeared that they'd lastly settled on a method forward.
It's the third time that officers have been requested to go and search for websites for a transit facility over the past 12 months.
The earlier administration had agreed on Cockhill Farm, exterior Ayr, as its most well-liked location having exhausted different choices which had been both not in council possession or confronted important objections.
The transit facility was estimated at round £900,000 with the native authority overlaying £500,000 of the price.
At its first cupboard assembly since taking management of South Ayrshire Council, the Conservatives had been to contemplate a advice that may have confirmed the popular web site inside Cockhill Farm.
However the cupboard as an alternative paused all work referring to the Cockhill web site and ordered officers to pursue different landowners for options, regardless of Cockhill Farm being the one choice deemed appropriate after a 12 months of investigations.
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In addition they agreed to a request from a farmer who wished to debate using his land for a facility.
Council chief Martin Dowey acknowledged that a transit web site was vital however added: “My private opinion is that this isn't our most well-liked web site.”
Session on using Cockhill Farm noticed 27 detrimental responses in comparison with simply three optimistic.
Depute chief Lee Lyons proposed an modification to the suggestions from officers.
He stated that the council might use the time earlier than listening to whether or not the bid for funding from the Scottish Authorities in late summer season to contemplate options.
Cllr Lyons’ proposal sees all work on the Cockhill Farm web site paused till the end result of the funding bid is confirmed.
Within the meantime, the council will pursue discussions with the Gypsy Traveller group and different landowners to contemplate options.
A report will then come again to the cupboard in September.
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