Glad I don't live in the Argyll And Bute council area

[islaydarkblue]

If anyone is thinking of having a driving holiday in the Argyll and Bute Council they better be prepared for the non trunk pot hole ridden roads which come under the responsibility of Argyll and Bute Council.

I have made a slight mistake in my above post.
I should have posted that if anyone is thinking of having a driving holiday in Argyll and Bute they better be prepared for driving on the non trunk pot hole riddled roads which come under the responsibility of Argyll and Bute Council.
Transport Scotland are responsible for repair and maintenance the A83 and A85 trunk roads in the Argyll and Bute Council area which includes the Rest and be Thankful section of the A83.
Sorry for the error. It was late and it had been long day thanks to these irresponsible Argyll and Bute Councillors who are not interested in their council taxpayers unless the local authority elections are coming up.

[jdfc]

I am furious about this 10% unnecessary increase in the council tax which voted through by the incompetent Argyll and Bute Councillors.
You may have seen Councillor Robin Currie who is the Leader of Argyll and Bute Council.
The is hopeless as a councillor and only replies to emails from his constituents when the local authority elections are coming up.
I have already sent an email to the three Argyll and Bute Councillors who represent the Kintyre and the Islands council ward which covers the island of Islay namely Councillor Robin Currie, Councillor Alastair ‘Bob’ Redman and Councillor Dougie McFadzen complaining bitterly about this ridiculous and unnecessary 10% increase in the Argyll and Bute Council tax.
It will be interesting to see if I receive a reply from any of them. I am hopeful that I might receive a reply from Councillor McFadzen (See below).
Councillor McFadzen comes from the Motherwell area and he supports Motherwell FC.
The other two Councillors are Ileachs who are frightened to put heads above the parapet let alone answer an email!!
Last Tuesday 20th February 2024 when it was first announced that the Argyll and Bute Council officials wanted a 6.1% increase in the Council tax for the 2024/25 financial year I wrote an email Councillors Currie, Redman and McFadzen advising them that there was no need to increase the council tax as they were receiving the same amount from the Scottish Government as they were proposing to increase the council tax by.
I received a reply from Councillor McFadzen but not Councillors Currie and Redman.

Why do you think they should/would reply to you, you don’t live there, you should have copied in John Nelms

[islaydarkblue]

Why do you think they should/would reply to you, you don’t live there, you should have copied in John Nelms

Please get your facts right.
We live in the Argyll and Bute Council area and pay our council tax to Argyll and Bute Council getting very little in return for our council tax.

[Dens Park Dynamo]

Please get your facts right.

Oh the irony!!

[Deeranged]

Please get your facts right.
We live in the Argyll and Bute Council area and pay our council tax to Argyll and Bute Council getting very little in return for our council tax.

Which part of the Argyle And Bute Council area is within walking distance of Cleppy Road?

[islaydarkblue]

Which part of the Argyle And Bute Council area is within walking distance of Cleppy Road?

I do not recognise the name Argyle and Bute Council.
For your information it is Argyll and Bute Council.

[Deeranged]

I do not recognise the name Argyle and Bute Council.
For your information it is Argyll and Bute Council.

Wow, I made a minor error, but you knew what I meant so who cares?

Of all people to start the spelling police nonsense with you should not have started that with me.

[noahrab]

As long as everyone has to pay 10% more that seems progress.

Seems good to me.

They get other services like ferries etc that we in Dundee don’t get.

[islaydarkblue]

Seems good to me.

They get other services like ferries etc that we in Dundee don’t get.

You have the Tay Road Bridge in Dundee which no longer has any tolls and an excellent dual carriageway road network around Dundee.
There are no dual carriageway roads in the whole of the Argyll and Bute Council area.
You should try moving to live in the Argyll and Bute Council area in Islay and you will soon change your tune.
The ferries are residents of the Scottish islands ‘bridge’ to the Mainland.
Please do your homework before posting on this topic.

[jdfc]

Please get your facts right.
We live in the Argyll and Bute Council area and pay our council tax to Argyll and Bute Council getting very little in return for our council tax.

You posted lately that you stayed in Dundee