Visitor levy meetings to kick off at Corran Hall
Locals are being invited to have their say on the proposed visitor levy at sessions being organised by Argyll and Bute Council over the next few weeks.
People across Scotland are considering a visitor levy for their area and the council wants communities in Argyll and Bute to consider one for here.
Local authority bosses say, if introduced, investment from the scheme could benefit local communities as many services used by visitors are shared with residents.
The council is running a formal visitor levy consultation 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 consultation survey asks questions such as what would you like any income spent on if a levy was introduced and what support local businesses would like if involved.
As well as in-person events at venues across the region, there are also a number of online webinars that will last one hour. To attend these events, people will need to book a space in advance but they can call in at the drop-in events.
Booking for the online webinars will open on February 10. Links to book tickets for these will be available on the council website.
The dates are: Monday February 10, Corran Halls in Oban from 4-7pm and at Craignure Village Hall on Mull from 3-6pm on Friday February 21. There will be the first webinar on Monday February 24 from 5.30- 6.30pm.
Islay Gaelic Centre hosts a drop-in on Wednesday March 5 from 3-6pm, with another webinar on Thursday March 6 between 10am and 11am. Kintyre Community Centre in Campbeltown has a session on Monday March 17 from 4-7pm, there is one at the Inveraray Inn on Monday March 24 from 4-7pm, with a webinar online between 5.30pm and 6.30pm on Tuesday March 25 and also on Thursday April 3 from 9-10am.
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