Further legal action is expected to be taken today in an effort to remove a group of travellers from Riverside Business Park.
Last week a gathering of caravans set up in the former Scottish Water site immediately west of Dundee Airport. The next day sheriff officers served notice on the travellers, but they remained.
Now the managing agent for the site, DTZ, which is spearheading the legal action, wants to obtain a court order to remove the group.
Councillor Fraser Macpherson has been keeping a close eye on the issue and has been in discussions with the airport manager as well as with DTZ.
”Being right next to the airport, the fact that the travellers have set up camp here is a concern given the mess that was left last time there was an occupation at this site,” continued the Liberal Democrat councillor.
”Rubbish blowing across the airport runway was a real worry the last time. I do hope the situation is resolved this week and am grateful to the site management company, DTZ, who have acted promptly to ensure that the necessary legal steps are being taken to get the matter swiftly resolved.”
Mr Macpherson added: ”I have asked the council officer who liaises with the travelling community to emphasise the availability of a properly serviced site for the travelling community at Balmuir Wood near Tealing.
The council provides this site for the travelling community so there is no excuse for this sort of occupation of privately owned ground.”
No one at the site would comment, but a spokesman for Dundee Airport said: ”The rubbish left on the ground poses an obvious risk to aircraft not least from birds that are attracted to it.
”Contact has been made with the owners of the site and it is really in their hands. We routinely inspect the runway as a matter of course as well as carry out bird monitoring measures and as yet no flights have been affected.”
The same site was occupied in August 2010 when a considerable mess was left and concerns were raised about it blowing over the airport runway.