A general enquiry about the Common Good of  Dundee – put to the
council

Answer
On 20/04/2010 12:24, received today.

The only assets on the City Council’s Common Good Fund as at 31 March 2009 are the following investments:

Dundee City Council Loans Fund £2,936,126

Market Value of Shares         £300,446

Yours faithfully

ROGER MENNIE
Legal Manager

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Conversation between the sender and another person.
On Tue, Apr 20, 2010 at 03:14:49PM +0100, Bob wrote:

Interesting. What question did you ask?

I don’t remember exactly as it was a web form I submitted -
they didn’t include it in their reply.

Always take notes::::::::::::

Do you think there is an application form  available to get some of it?
Wonder what it means, is it only loans you can get?

nae idea, but it’ll be a case of finding the right person and asking the right question.

You see where we are going here. What’s the next questions you should ask?

Yeah, I’d say they haven’t been that explicit with their reply

What about buildings, land, artwork…Is there a Common Good list?

Good point to follow up.

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Be good to use this as an exercise in going about asking these questions  and how folk could go about it finding stuff out.

Meeting my councillor this afternoon to ask what he has been able to find out.

Like most cities must be buildings parks and all sorts included in the Common Good.
I will email the councilors in Dundee and send a survey. But be good to get a few more answers from this guy?

Yes.

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On Tue, Apr 20, 2010 at 04:45:38PM +0100, Bob wrote:

I sent an email to 80 Glasgow councilors Haven t had 1 reply yet.
Looks pretty efficient in Dundee getting back to you.

I didn’t submit it as FOI, (Freedom Of  Information) but it was dealt with as such and that gave them a deadline to reply by. There are ways to get in touch with them:

What do they know website

http://www.whatdotheyknow.com/body/dundee_city_council

Dundee City Council

https://www.dundeecity.gov.uk/forms/dcc_enquiry.php