Comment posted Oban Bay Marine presentation to Holyrood Cross Party Group by neil macintyre.
Phil if you are local to Oban you will have the true story behind the video, if not forget the water keep your feet dry.
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- For Phil.
NO.
But please not a politician, thats a bit cruel Phil. - Just flitted back to the corran halls CHORD meeting on Sept.2010.That gives us a better idea of the local councillors views.The one undeniable fact is that nothing has been achieved through Chord in Oban.So bring on the elections and lets see if nothing is what people want.
Power to the People. - Sorry to be a pain but who were the local councillors who spoke against the marina at the public meeting in McTs.Any takers, just to clarify the situation before the May3rd elections.Independent,SNP,liberal or maybe MacKay and Devon.
Sorry I just can,t remember what they were that week. - Who were the councillors who spoke against it at the public meeting in McTs.
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- Argyll and Bute Council: Councillor McCuish leads again
Come on folks the weather is beautiful in Oban it could be a sign of better things to come and my horse won the 5.30 at Goodwood. It will not matter who is in power as we have seen in Oban especially over the last few years nothing has been done.
We now await the so called Miracle from TIF to bring what?
If that debt wings its way to us who will pay for it?
The goalposts have been moved back to 2030 but of course by then the Directors and the big boss will all be retired with a nice big cheque in the bank and with no worries about the mess they have left.
Oban Airport is a wonderful example.
Old regime or new regime = same faces no change just more money for consultants.
But the sun is still shining and hopefully the penny will drop eventually that we are being taken for mugs.
Cheers Neil. - Argyll and Bute Council: Councillor McCuish leads again
You have to admire Graeme with his “just a little local difficulty”.Looking forward to seeing how his SNP Councillors who are in the Administration handle a big problem.
And just for a bit of fun how will his SNP Councillors who are in the opposition handle a big problem?
Sorry folks but I am lost and I,m writing this.
Never mind Graeme I am sure the SNP in Argyll will be nominated for one of the comedy awards they are shu-in.
Cheers Neil. - Argyll and Bute Council: Councillor McCuish leads again
Sorry Phil but will give you the story when the dust settles. Worth waiting for I promise.
Cheers Neil. - Argyll and Bute Council: Councillor McCuish leads again
This is beginning to sound like a script for a James Bond movie.
Lets have some suggestions for the main characters from our councillors. I am sure Roddy would enjoy playing Bond and Marion would certainly make a great Miss Moneypenny.
Think about the publicity for Argyll if it was filmed here and all the spin offs for the tourist industry.
Now that Salmond has given the SNP councillors the nod to work with the bedroom tax tories the skys the limit.
So in this new coalition we must embrace the coming together of a new dawn and banish forever the thoughts of Independence in Argyll.
I just got carried away a wee bit I blame it on the cider.
Cheers Neil. - Argyll and Bute Council: Councillor McCuish leads again
Lets have a close look at the councillors under the banner “Argyll and Bute for change” these are most of the dinosaurs that have done nothing but follow Dick Walsh blindly for years. I certainly agree we need to change them but sadly they are here for a few more years yet.
Cheers Neil.
PS.
Poor councillor Duncan MacIntyre will be shattered he must of thought he was going to receive the holy grail.
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“has the full hearted support of Oban businesses and the majority of Oban people.”
How dare he say that without absolutely any evidence.
Nearly all the people I know who live in Oban are dead against the idea. A few restaurants close to the bay may want it I admit.
The bay (and its view) are for all of us. Not just for the gin and tonic brigade on their flash boats. Well done to the Councillors who are actively opposing the destruction of the historic ambience of Oban Bay.
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W.S.:
Could you tell us all who are the Councillors who are actively opposing the proposal? Then we might see whether “nearly all the people you know” will agree with them on May 3rd?
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Likewise I havent heard a good word about it from any locals.
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The only evidence I have about the matter is the opposition from some of the Council paid staff who went out of their way to oppose the proposal when it was part of the Chord ideas. Their bent words against it (“Councillors shouldnt vote for tenders for the project because they would be surcharged if it didnt go ahead”) made me think that some people were opposed to it for their own personal interests rather than its advantages or disadvantages for the town.
They led some to oppose the idea bacause they thought that the business case had not been made, when without a tender figure there could be no business case.
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Who were the councillors who spoke against it at the public meeting in McTs.
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I think the majority of the folk that live in Oban can recognise the hard economic sense of having a proper marina in the town and have powers of reasoning that extend beyond the cartoon stereotyping that appears to pass for thought with ‘WS’
I do get the impression that there are people in Oban who hold long-standing grudges against some of the members of OBM’s board, and that this may also go some way to explaining the persistent lack of enthusiasm on the Council’s part.
I presume everyone has seen the OBM/Hitler video?
Time for some investigative journalism to see if these claims of self-interest are true and if not to put them to bed? Just a thought – I am bored with Spygate and its endless follow-ups now.
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This Hitler video has been used by different people on many occasions.
Last year there was an excellent version produced by a Dundee FC supporter as a protest at the draconian 25 point deduction by the Scottish Football League given to Dundee Football Club due to Dundee FC going into administration.
The management of the SFL are so hopeless that they still do not have a laid down points deduction in their rules for a member club goint into administration.
If it had been Rangers FC they would certainly NOT have received a 25 point deduction.
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Great thread drift Treble T
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Sorry to be a pain but who were the local councillors who spoke against the marina at the public meeting in McTs.Any takers, just to clarify the situation before the May3rd elections.Independent,SNP,liberal or maybe MacKay and Devon.
Sorry I just can,t remember what they were that week.
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If my memory serves me right, councillors from accross the spectrum voted not to support the OBM proposal in the location or form presented. Contrary to Jamie McGrigor’s statement above, the majority of Oban people were by no stretch of the imagination behind the plan. i dont know what circles the Tory list MSP moves in to make that sweeping assumption. Perhaps a ‘referendum’ needed!!!!
If possible, (for a politician), could Neil Macintyre give his answer YES or No for pontoons between the piers.
The seemingly never ending Chord issues in general are one thing, but the particular issue of Obans central waterfront is another where the council have got right.
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I dont recall any of the Councillors speaking against the proposal at the meeting – tho’ the editor of FA was there and may have a note. It was the staff man who was challenged by Skye McIntosh.
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Just flitted back to the corran halls CHORD meeting on Sept.2010.That gives us a better idea of the local councillors views.The one undeniable fact is that nothing has been achieved through Chord in Oban.So bring on the elections and lets see if nothing is what people want.
Power to the People.
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For Phil.
NO.
But please not a politician, thats a bit cruel Phil.
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lol….Sorry
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Webcraft.
At least the Dundee FC version was not full of swear words!
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Phil if you are local to Oban you will have the true story behind the video, if not forget the water keep your feet dry.
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