Give the folk of Inverness a referendum

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Highland Council are proposing to build a new road – the West Link – to provide a southern bypass for Inverness and allow traffic travelling from the A82 to the A9 and vice-versa to avoid the town centre. I have no view on the merits or otherwise of the proposal or any of the particular options. I do, however, have a view on the fact that Highland Council are in a state of denial that part of the land required for the new road belongs to the Common good Fund of the Royal Burgh of Inverness. This does not, of itself, prevent a road being built but it may require the Council to seek the approval of the courts and would certainly entitle the Common Good Fund to be receive a capital sum by way of compensation. The story has unfolded in an interesting fashion. More

Highland Council to examine West Link land title deeds

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Title deeds of land which could be crossed by a planned new road for Inverness are to be re-examined by Highland Council.

It confirmed it was taking the action following suggestions that land at the Bught could be common good land.

Common good campaigner Andy Wightman said last month that BBC research of the title deeds suggested the area should have that status.

The proposed West Link road aims to ease travel across the city.

Possible costs for the project range from about £23m to £75.5m.

Highland Council has been consulting the public on potential routes for the road.

In a statement the local authority said: “The land at the Bught has not been administered on the basis that it formed or forms part of the common good.

“The council has considered the comments made by Mr Wightman.

“The council will undertake further research and examination of the relevant titles in order to satisfy itself as to the status of the land.”

Councillor against library transfer ARBROATH

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ARBROATH East and Lunan councillor Bob Spink is vehemently opposed to a move by Angus Council to transfer ownership of Arbroath Library building from the Common Good Fund to the local authority’s general fund. He said it would remove an asset with a value of £868,000 and an annual income of £25,000 from the ownership of the people of Arbroath to ownership of Angus Council.

http://www.arbroathherald.co.uk/community/councillor_against_library_transfer_1_1797059