MAYBOLE ticks all the boxes for South Ayrshire Council over the plan to build a Children's Home in the town.
In a reply to formal questions raised by Maybole Community Council, the council explained its reasoning behind identifying Queen's Terrace, Maybole as an ideal location for the residential unit.
The council state: "The primary issues which make Ma
ybole suitable are: ownership; size of site; accessibility to site; that it is in a community of a reasonable size; it provides ready access to infrastructure which will allow young people to access South Ayrshire facilities and their local communities and the site has permission for residential development which would allow the unit to be fully integrated."
The Community Council were extremely worried over the plans for a residential unit in the town and the effects it will have.
The council continued: "Maybole offers a community with good public transport that can enable young people, where appropriate, to travel independently to schools and services in other localities.
"These young people unable to travel independently will (as with other young people within South Ayrshire living at home with parents) be transported to/from school or their educational base."
There was a worry that mixing "disruptive" children with mainstream children already at schools in the town, that the Community Council asked on behalf of the town.
The reply from SAC was: "South Ayrshire Council has a policy of inclusion for all children and young people, based on assessed needs. However, where a child's needs are best met in a specialist placement, South Ayrshire Council facilitates this.
"This is in line with national policy initiatives and research which indicates that children and young people are best supported where possible in a mainstream setting. This is supported by a range of additional school-based and centrally-managed resources as well as external placements."
Concerns were raised over amenities available in Maybole for the extra children, especially when the community council feel there isn't enough on offer for youngsters currently living in the town.
However SAC argue: "It is not anticipated that six young people will only utilise Maybole resources or facilities.
"They will all have individual needs, and interests and have individual plans."
The community council will meet on Monday, April 12 to discuss the response in full with representatives from South Ayrshire Council and are urging that as many Maybole residents as possible turn out at the Town Hall at 7:30pm.
