Following a proposal to use approximately £8000 of from Biggar' Common Good fund to install improved lighting on the path between Campsie's garage and the Boghall estate, Biggar Community Council carried out a survey of public opinion. An online Survey Monkey survey was publicised via the BCC website and social media. In addition, paper copies of the survey were delivered to houses in the Boghall, Tinto View and Causeway End areas and made available on request. 93 responses were received. There was very strong support for this proposal from residents of in the Boghall/Coulter Rd area (95% of responses from those postcodes), and also from people in the Tinto View/Causeway End area (90%) of responses from that area). Responses from residents elsewhere were more mixed, although there was still a small majority in favour of the proposal (57%). A number of respondents highlighted other issues with this path such as difficulty negotiating the steps, uneven surface, lack of gritting in winter, and shrubs close to the path. There were also suggestions that the path between the Boghall and Tinto View estates could also benefit from improved lighting. The full report on the survey is available on the link below. Biggar Community Council will pass the survey results to SLC who will make the final decision on whether or not to release Common Good Funds for this purpose. Our preferred option would be for SLC to fund the improved lighting and other improvements to this path given the strength of feeling from local residents about this matter. However, if SLC are not able to fund this, we would support use of the Common Good funds for this, although we would want assurances that costs would not exceed the estimated price of £8000.
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