Who will be in charge of Dumfries's £20 million?

The long list of nominations for the position of Chair of the Dumfries Town Board was published today.

These are the names and their relation to Dumfries:

Name                                            Role/Relevant background to Dumfries
1. Robin Wishart                           Chair of the Dumfries Partnership Action Group
(DPAG) and Loreburn Community Council.


2. Gwilym Gibbons                      Chief Executive of The Crichton Trust.


3. D. J. McDowell                        Local freelance Community Development
Consultant and Cultural Producer.


4. Alexander Campbell               Communications Team Lead at NHS Dumfries and
Galloway and Army Reserves national and local
civil resilience and emergency response.


5. Mark Jardine                          Dumfries People’s Project.


6. Sitki Nalci                              Chief Executive of Dumfries & Galloway
Multicultural Association.


7. Eric Craig                              Vice Chair of DPAG.


8. Jennifer Challinor                  Head of Research and Development, The Crichton
Trust.


9. Ritchie Nicoll                         Local businessowner and employer

Source: p55 of https://dumfriesgalloway.moderngov.co.uk/documents/b18414/Dumfries%20and%20Galloway%20Council%20-%2027%20February%202024%20-%20Supplement%20Pack%20-%20Items%208%20and%209%2027th-Feb-2024%2010.pdf?T=9

The meeting of Dumfries & Galloway Full Council on 27th February will pick one of these people to be Chair of the Town Board, responsible for recruiting his/her Board, producing a long term plan for the town and directing the spending of the £20 million UK govt money. What Dumfries will be like in 10 years time will depend a lot on this choice.

Only the Councillors have a vote but you can write to them if you wish.

This page is at https://loreburn.comcouncil.scot/blog/loreburn-community-council-news-39/75? so if you do wish to do an email you can go to that page then copy and paste the following into your bcc box:

John.Bell2@dumgal.gov.uk, tony.berretti@dumgal.gov.uk, ian.blake@dumgal.gov.uk, Richard.brodie@dumgal.gov.uk, dougie.campbell@dumgal.gov.uk, john.campbell@dumgal.gov.uk, ian.carruthers@dumgal.gov.uk, karen.carruthers3@dumgal.gov.uk, ben.dashper@dumgal.gov.uk, lynne.davis2@dumgal.gov.uk, jim.dempster@dumgal.gov.uk, john.denerley@dumgal.gov.uk, linda.dorward@dumgal.gov.uk, archie.dryburgh@dumgal.gov.uk, pauline.drysdale@dumgal.gov.uk,  
andy.ferguson@dumgal.gov.uk, andrew.giusti@dumgal.gov.uk, katie.hagmann@dumgal.gov.uk,  
Chrissie.Hill@dumgal.gov.uk, iain.howie@dumgal.gov.uk, ivor.hyslop@dumgal.gov.uk, david.inglis@dumgal.gov.uk, george.jamieson@dumgal.gov.uk, malcolm.johnstone@dumgal.gov.uk, maureen.johnstone2@dumgal.gov.uk, emma.jordan@dumgal.gov.uk, tracey.little@dumgal.gov.uk, kim.lowe@dumgal.gov.uk, gail.macgregor@dumgal.gov.uk, denis.male@dumgal.gov.uk,
richard.marsh@dumgal.gov.uk, sean.marshall@dumgal.gov.uk, jackie.mccamon@dumgal.gov.uk,
andy.mcfarlane@dumgal.gov.uk, willie.scobie@dumgal.gov.uk, david.slater@dumgal.gov.uk, paula.stevenson@dumgal.gov.uk, davie.stitt@dumgal.gov.uk, stephen.thompson@dumgal.gov.uk, keith.walters@dumgal.gov.uk, carolyne.wilson@dumgal.gov.uk, andrew.wood@dumgal.gov.uk, john.young@dumgal.gov.uk,

This is a community led project and it is important that the ordinary people of Dumfries express their views - and do so before next Tuesday!

Now I do appreciate that not everyone can use email so if you want to have your say and need help phone Simon on 07934 851 307 and I'll do my best to help.

Anyone wishing to watch the meeting can do so at the Fleischers Arms pub which will open from 10.30am on Tuesday 27th February. The meeting begins at 10.30am  and this is item 9 on the agenda. (That means it probably won't be heard for a wee while but I don't want to guess how long it will be before they get to it).

 

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