Argyll and Bute Council’s leader wants to involve cabinet ministers in the battle against the area’s declining population.
Councillor Aileen Morton has sent a letter to finance secretary Derek Mackay and communities secretary Aileen Campbell, along with the other eight council leaders whose areas are hit by depopulation.
The council leader in neighbouring West Dunbartonshire has also signed the letter, along with the leaders of Inverclyde, Western Isles, Dumfries and Galloway and all three Ayrshire authorities. Councillor Morton said: ‘We outlined in our letter the various impacts arising from projected population changes which risk undermining the sustainability of our communities, as well as the ability of the western Scottish region to deliver inclusive economic growth.