A rural growth deal for Argyll and Bute will take another step forward if an outline proposal is agreed at a special meeting of the council today (Thursday October 18).
A report before councillors will set out an ‘ambitious’, multi-million-pound proposal for UK and Scottish Government investment in growing Argyll and Bute’s economy.
Council leader Aileen Morton explained: ‘Argyll and Bute brings together much of what is best about Scotland – natural resources that drive forward national and international business markets, expertise that inspires innovation, and people committed to developing the prosperous future the area needs and deserves. To turn business opportunity into the success our future needs, we must reverse the decline in our population. Forecasts estimate that by 2027 we will need 10,000 more people to continue delivering the services we all rely upon, and more again to grow our economy.