Councillor Dominic Lonchay

...agreed to commend further discussions regarding the location of the SUDS basin in Milton Meadows and support the preferred flood mitigation options (options 1 and 2b) for Kemnay.

...nominated Mike Taylor, Wilf Weir, Dr Joe McDowall, and Frank Brown to serve as external members on the Schools Placings and Exclusions Appeals Committee, and allowed members to provide further names by 6 February 2026.

...approved the preferred options for flood mitigation at Kintore, comprising a flood wall at Macallan Road and upstream storage on the Sheriff Burn, commending the work done and supporting these as the most appropriate solutions.