Open fires and wood burning stoves caused a number of accidental house fires in Marr following Storm Arwen.
Plans for new council offices and community facilities on the site of the old Ellon Academy could be given the go-ahead next week.
Around 36 hectares have been lost and with thousands of trees lost, a plan is needed to replant areas.
Plans to extend a north-east fitness centre have been given the go-ahead despite concerns over parking.
Concern was expressed that the crossing near the former Ellon Academy site on Golf Road would be gone for good and not replaced.
The issue was raised at the latest meeting of full council as issues remain around play parks and school playing fields.
A report detailing the impact of Storm Arwen and the local authority’s response went before a meeting of full council this week.
Three different routes were suggested to link Kemnay to Kintore and a further three had been proposed from Kemnay to Inverurie.