MEMBERS of the newly-reformed Fort William Community Council (FWCC) held their inaugural meeting last week, almost a year after the organisation was officially dissolved, writes Neill Bo Finlayson. Following its first meeting last Thursday, FWCC’s new chairman heralded a fresh start for the new community council and hopes it will be ‘a forward looking organisation’.
Ten newly-elected community councillors met last week to appoint office bearers before having a general discussion on their aims and aspirations.
Alex Farquhar, appointed chairman at last Thursday’s meeting, said: ‘A lot of people have been hoping it would reform after the resignations. There has been a few attempts since but this was the first time an attempt to reform has been successful.’ In January 2016, FWCC was disbanded following a mass resignation from members, triggered by what they perceived to be a lack of understanding and attention paid to their concerns by the Highland Council.