The Kintyre Forum

nice to see that the roads deparment have decided to use the car park at westport as a chip dump again. Just as the weather turns nice and the number of visitors to the area increaces lets fill one of the most popular spots in the area with stone chips and thereby reduce the number of spaces.

Yeah instead of filling in holes in the road they do nothing as usual.

Yeah, and how long does it take for a 'Temporary Road Surface' to become a permanent one? The patch-up job the council did on the road between Torrisdale and Carradale still has a sign to this effect.

Gary

I take back my comment, I was travelling in the road(Glasgow route) only to find all the major holes repaired. I was in great order. There was a huge on at a farm on the way and was very happy to see it fixed.

Apparently dumping of the chips this year was a clerical error and the Councils road manager is very sorry - "it wont happen again" he said - he went on to make the point that the roads are in such a state because there has been long-term under investment in maintenance programmes over many years, competing priorities from other departments are more favoured in council chambers leaving him with temporary patches as the only resort.

You actually have to see this to believe it!

I'll post a photo later...

Surely someone who dumped the chips could have asked does this make sense Where were they supposed to go then? Quite surprised the Courier never picked up on this...

Was it the same clerical error that dumped them in the Car Park at Seil Point at Ronachan too?

Yeah, I was going to mention this too. I came up the road from the town last night (Thursday) and even more chips have been dumped in the car park. And that was after John posted the message about the 'clerical error'.

As a matter of interest, does anyone actually believe it was a clerical error?
I certainly don't

Malky

Well folks by the power of the internet all your councillors have email addresses - do we post them?

Now you see the paps of Westport!

Holy Smoke! You weren't kidding, were you!

Just what you want now that the tourist season is getting into swing, eh?

Typically council though - no-one's to blame and no-one will get their a*se kicked over it. I don't suppose they'll feel they need to move it either.

Cheers
Gary

That picture is unbelievable P.
The council will probably try and flannel us by saying that the paps are an extention of the famous Wesport sandunes.
We have definitely had our chips!

That truly is shocking right enough

hoot at a' are they thinking of?

It is Rideeeeeeeekulus.

Mrs 4thGen says it is the same at Peninver.......

Crazy crazy crazy man crazy

Given that they've said it was a clerical error does anyone know where they supposedly intended the grit to be dumped? It'd be interesting to see just how big this clerical error actually was, or whether that is indeed just flannel.

Gary

Gary

Here are the addresses for our councillors I have e-mailed them with the photo davie posted. Maybe everybody could do the same just to make sure they got the message. Maybe they read this board and will know anyway

Jeanette

Alastair.Mckinley@Argyll-Bute.Gov.Uk

Rory.Colville@Argyll-Bute.Gov.Uk

Donald.Kelly2@Argyll-Bute.Gov.Uk

I would prefer if you don't refer to me personally if sending any e-mails (not saying anyone did btw).

I quickly took the photo because I couldn't believe it and thought it would be in the courier...

Don't want people starting to think this site is causing trouble!

Mind you if anyone can come up with an arguement to justify dumping all the chips in carparks at Peninver, Westport and Ronachan I'll eat all those chips!