95% say yes to the buy-out of Machrihanish Airport

[Kintyre Forum News]

Second ballot: 95% say "yes".

The result of the second community pallot, posing the question "I am in favour of a community purchase of the former RAF Airfield Machrihanish including all airport infrastructures to the benefit of the community of postcode area PA28 6", resulted in 94.83% saying YES and only 5.17% saying NO. (Eligible voters: 5817. Votes received in time: 2,789. YES: 2642. NO: 144. Spoiled: 3. ).

Ballot Papers were sent on 3rd December 2010. The ballot closed at 5pm on 17th December 2010. Hundreds of ballot papers were caught up in postal delays at a time of exceptionally icy weather conditions with lying snow affecting many roads.

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So going by the figures in the previous post this means that the required 50% of eligible voters returning their ballot papers has not been achieved , so where does that leave the buy out?

[Kintyre Forum News]

So going by the figures in the previous post this means that the required 50% of eligible voters returning their ballot papers has not been achieved , so where does that leave the buy out?

In terms of missing the 50% of returned ballot papers by 120 you would hope the Scottish Government take into consideration the recent weather conditions and the postal delays.