A PUBLIC engagement event on Langholm’s flood prevention scheme is on the cards, ward councillor Archie Dryburgh has confirmed.
The admission follows a heated public community meeting held last week in which around a hundred locals voiced their concerns over the lack of consultation on the current scheme which sees up to 2m flood barriers in place along the River Esk.
Annandale East and Eskdale councillor Archie Dryburgh said while he did not wish to comment specifically on the Langholm Flood Group organised Ditch the Drain campaign meeting, he wanted to assure the community they were being heard.
“The initial and subsequent community conversations have been happening over the past number of years and the comments by the community have been taken on board by our councils flood prevention team, and an Environmental Impact assessment will be completed…
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