Who makes decisions on council budget?

Sir,

How do we spend our money? There are difficult decisions to set our priorities as a community.

I would like to hear what Argyll and Bute Council’s economic development department is actually doing.

The lady in charge of the pier and pontoons has delivered. It’s a pity we didn’t have her eight years ago.

That brings me to the regeneration of Dunstaffnage and the airport sites. The airport has a road but, after two years, only weeds are growing on the site.

We are waiting for a road at Dunstaffnage but that has stalled. What is happening? When jobs are going and services are being cut, it should be those people who fail to deliver who go first.

The council and Highlands and Islands Enterprise are now starting a five-year study of potential business sites in the town.

Five years? They have got to be kidding.

Oban is gridlocked with traffic, and we need to know now what extra parking can be provided. We need good toilet facilities for the town – it is disgraceful what we offer at present.

The Millpark garage site has been left abandoned since the fire. What’s happening to that site?

There are so many issues to discuss about Oban and its surrounding area which I am sure are in some masterplan, so let’s be told what our councillors are going to do. We should have a public meeting in the Corran Halls before these crucial budget decisions are made. Neil MacIntyre, Oban.