Chairman TOM TRACEY gives an overview of the work undertaken by the Arran Economic Group (AEG) during the past 12 months in the annual report.
‘AEG was created to optimise planned infrastructure changes and initiate others as required, to support a sustainable island economy. Arran`s wild island beauty, welcoming communities, shared values and access to peace or adventure and everything in between, makes Arran a special place. The AEG’s guiding principle is to manage inevitable change without changing the fundamental nature of the island.
‘Last year saw the near completion of two of the main infrastructure projects identified in 2014/15. Brodick harbour awaits CE certification on the passenger access system to become operational and 90 per cent of the island has access to superfast broadband with 43 per cent take-up to date.