Issue - meetings

Agenda Items 5 and 6:

Fergus Murray provided a power point presentation giving an update on Oban CHORD projects and Lorn Arc progress, summarising that the emerging Local Development Plan (LDP) will act as a broad land use framework to enable the implementation of CHORD; Tax Incremental Funding (TIF), Business Improvement Districts (BIDs), Oban Bay Action Plan (OBAP), Economic Development Action Plan (EDAP), and the Renewable Energy Action Plan (REAP).  Mr Murray demonstrated the links between the foregoing bodies and stressed the need to recognise the many opportunities even in the current challenging economic circumstances; the highly competitive situation providing a requirement to be business like, work together, (public, private and voluntary sector) and to be realistic with aspirations; Mr Murray highlighted the need to look at delivering short, medium and longer term goals, focussing on delivering Oban and Lorn’s full potential for sustainable economic growth.