Comments on: Community Consultation Day on buy out of Bute Forest http://forargyll.com/2010/01/community-consultation-day-on-buy-out-of-bute-forest/ Sun, 12 Feb 2012 01:56:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: comon sensehttp://forargyll.com/2010/01/community-consultation-day-on-buy-out-of-bute-forest/#comment-26973 comon sense Sun, 24 Jan 2010 19:40:18 +0000 http://forargyll.com/?p=19100#comment-26973 The asking price is £1.3m. offer are well inexcess £1.5m+. This areas is essentially a commercial crop to be managed and operated accordingly. What happens after the purchase who is going to finance the business; buildings machinery etc etc. The management of this land does not preclude the ability to access and enjoy it. This is a recipe for wasting future tax payers money and for delegation by committee. The state is not there to realise the grandious dreams of a few. The asking price is £1.3m. offer are well inexcess £1.5m+. This areas is essentially a commercial crop to be managed and operated accordingly. What happens after the purchase who is going to finance the business; buildings machinery etc etc. The management of this land does not preclude the ability to access and enjoy it. This is a recipe for wasting future tax payers money and for delegation by committee. The state is not there to realise the grandious dreams of a few.

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]]> By: kintyre1http://forargyll.com/2010/01/community-consultation-day-on-buy-out-of-bute-forest/#comment-26058 kintyre1 Sun, 17 Jan 2010 19:19:25 +0000 http://forargyll.com/?p=19100#comment-26058 pity the snp are to remove the hopes of many to enjoy "a sense of belonging " by ending the successful right to buy policy on council houses pity the snp are to remove the hopes of many to enjoy “a sense of belonging ” by ending the successful right to buy policy on council houses

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]]> By: Mark McCormackhttp://forargyll.com/2010/01/community-consultation-day-on-buy-out-of-bute-forest/#comment-26032 Mark McCormack Sun, 17 Jan 2010 12:26:57 +0000 http://forargyll.com/?p=19100#comment-26032 I have just returned from the presentation and I was hughly impressed by what I saw. Some great idea's from both the BCLC team and members of the public. I hope it does work out and they can get it off the ground as it has the potential be of great benefit to the econmy of Bute. I have just returned from the presentation and I was hughly impressed by what I saw. Some great idea’s from both the BCLC team and members of the public.
I hope it does work out and they can get it off the ground as it has the potential be of great benefit to the econmy of Bute.

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]]> By: David McEwan Hillhttp://forargyll.com/2010/01/community-consultation-day-on-buy-out-of-bute-forest/#comment-25981 David McEwan Hill Sat, 16 Jan 2010 22:16:03 +0000 http://forargyll.com/?p=19100#comment-25981 There is no point in responding to kintyre1's infantile posts There is no point in responding to kintyre1′s infantile posts

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]]> By: kintyre1http://forargyll.com/2010/01/community-consultation-day-on-buy-out-of-bute-forest/#comment-25970 kintyre1 Sat, 16 Jan 2010 19:28:42 +0000 http://forargyll.com/?p=19100#comment-25970 develop social cohesian - that's a joke this proposal will bring division and acrimony to Bute develop social cohesian – that’s a joke this proposal will bring division and acrimony to Bute

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]]> By: spikehttp://forargyll.com/2010/01/community-consultation-day-on-buy-out-of-bute-forest/#comment-25952 spike Sat, 16 Jan 2010 13:57:23 +0000 http://forargyll.com/?p=19100#comment-25952 that will be 95% of UK / European tax payer funding. I have no with problem with UK / European money being spent in Argyll and Bute. You will find that money for these sorts of projects are ring fenced and cannot be spent in other areas, no matter much they are needed. The poor state of the roads has been an on going problem for many years. It has not just suddenly appeared. that will be 95% of UK / European tax payer funding. I have no with problem with UK / European money being spent in Argyll and Bute. You will find that money for these sorts of projects are ring fenced and cannot be spent in other areas, no matter much they are needed.
The poor state of the roads has been an on going problem for many years. It has not just suddenly appeared.

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]]> By: kintyre1http://forargyll.com/2010/01/community-consultation-day-on-buy-out-of-bute-forest/#comment-25949 kintyre1 Sat, 16 Jan 2010 13:19:27 +0000 http://forargyll.com/?p=19100#comment-25949 thats 95% tax payer funding then . no wonder there is not enough money for road repairs etc etc thats 95% tax payer funding then . no wonder there is not enough money for road repairs etc etc

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]]> By: Mark McCormackhttp://forargyll.com/2010/01/community-consultation-day-on-buy-out-of-bute-forest/#comment-25935 Mark McCormack Sat, 16 Jan 2010 08:52:10 +0000 http://forargyll.com/?p=19100#comment-25935 Cost of the buy out is £1.2 million, 95% from a Scottish goverment fund ( European money ? ) and 5% raised from the Community. Cost of the buy out is £1.2 million, 95% from a Scottish goverment fund ( European money ? ) and 5% raised from the Community.

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]]> By: kintyre1http://forargyll.com/2010/01/community-consultation-day-on-buy-out-of-bute-forest/#comment-25882 kintyre1 Fri, 15 Jan 2010 19:39:29 +0000 http://forargyll.com/?p=19100#comment-25882 who is providing the " 100% funding " ? who is providing the ” 100% funding ” ?

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