Council hosts more visitor levy info events, as poll finds little support

Five days into the online survey, asking ’Do you feel a visitor levy should be introduced in Argyll and Bute?’, almost 2,500 people had voted, with nine per cent saying ’Yes’, and 91 per cent saying ’No’.

Councillor Amanda Hampsey (Oban South and the Isles, Conservative) said she had launched the "straight to the point poll" at the request of constituents. She added it was not affiliated with the council’s consultation and it will remain open on her Facebook page.

Meanwhile the public are also being invited to have their say on the proposed visitor levy at sessions organised by the council over the next few weeks.

The council is running a formal consultation on the visitor levy on its website until April 10, during which time people are being urged to find out what it could mean for them and the area, and give their views.

The council is also hosting a series of information events in the form of drop-ins around Argyll or online webinars. To attend the webinars, which will last one hour, people will need to book a space in advance, via a link on the council’s website to www.ticketsource.co.uk/visitor-levy-argyll-and-bute-council.

The list of locations, dates and times, detailed below, has been expanded to include Lochgilphead, and the time of this Friday’s drop-in on Mull has been updated due to ferry technical issues.

Friday 21 February – MULL – Craignure Village Hall - 12.30pm-4pm.
Monday 24 February – ONLINE WEBINAR – 5.30pm-6.30pm.
Wednesday 5 March – ISLAY – Islay Gaelic Centre - 3pm-6pm.
Thursday 6 March – ONLINE WEBINAR – 10am-11am.
Monday 10 March – ROTHESAY – Rothesay Academy - 4.30pm-7pm.
Monday 17 March – CAMPBELTOWN – Kintyre Community Centre - 4pm-7pm.
Thursday 20 March – HELENSBURGH – Victoria Halls - 4pm-7pm.
Monday 24 March – INVERARAY – Inveraray Inn - 4pm-7pm.
Tuesday 25 March – ONLINE WEBINAR – 5.30pm-6.30pm.
Friday 28 March – DUNOON – Queen’s Hall - 4pm-7pm.
Tuesday 1 April - LOCHGILPHEAD - Kilmory Council Chambers - 4pm-7pm.
Thursday 3 April – ONLINE WEBINAR – 9am-10am.