Council Welcomes Dingwall Streetscape Funding

The Highland Council has been successful with a funding bid to the Scottish Government for a facelift of Dingwall High Street.
 
A grant of £462,000 will contribute towards a £947,000 package for town centre improvements. This package includes the £766,000 streetscape project, which is due to start at the end of August and other measures for the improvement of signage, visitor information and the vennels adjoining the High Street.
 
Councillor Isobel McCallum, Vice-Chairman of the Council’s Planning Environmental and Development Committee, welcomed the news.
 
She said:  “This is great news for Dingwall. It will not only enable substantial improvements to the whole High Street, but will also generate work locally in the current difficult economic climate. The announcement has been eagerly awaited and we are looking forward to getting the work started on the ground.”
 
Councillor Margaret Paterson, Dingwall and Seaforth, said: “The grant from the Scottish Government will ensure we can upgrade the entire length of the pedestrianised area of the High Street. This together with the works the Dingwall Business Association asked us to include for improved town signage, visitor information and improvements to some of the vennels will make a tremendous difference to the town centre.”
 
The Council was unsuccessful in the first round with bids for funding towards town centre improvements in Wick, Thurso, Fort William and Nairn. It will consider alternative options for these schemes including the use of its Capital Programme.
 
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