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Consultation is now under way on where to place the Faith, Hope and Charity statues once they return to Inverness following their purchase by the Inverness Common Good Fund.

A paper detailing options went before the City Committee on 17th March 2008 and a short list of five options has been identified:

• The Castle embankment
• In front of Ness Bank Church
• Cavell Gardens
• UHI Executive Office gardens (old RNI building)
• Old High Church facing Bank Street

Photo impressions of what these could look like are on the web at:

http://www.greeninverness.com/Documents/FHC%20Options.pdf

Forms are available at the Town House reception desk (Castle Street entrance) or you can download a copy of the options form from the web at:

http://www.greeninverness.com/Documents/FHC%20Options%20List.pdf

Forms should be returned to Highland Council, Town House, Inverness, IV1 1JJ after completion. Closing date is the end of April.

• The review of political arrangements will go ahead on a closed shop Administration councillors only basis. A move to have the working party reflect the Council political balance was rejected;
• Objections will be made to the proposed review of Highland constituencies, with the Council proposing a fourth seat for Inverness;
• A move led by Caithness members to alter the policy on bilingual road signs failed narrowly;
• Flood prevention schemes covering the River Ness up to the Islands were approved;
• The nearby Aquadome is to be taken back into Council ownership from the arms-length company set up by the previous Inverness District Council;
• The Council, as property owner and/or tenant, supported the introduction of a Business Improvement District in Inverness City Centre.

Lib Dem councillors Thomas Prag and Angela have a motion up for discussion at the full Council meeting of 8 March 2008 to have Council and Committee meetings webcast.

Interestingly, at the same time Angela Maclean has been refused permission to come in to the meeting by video conference from her current location of Barcelona, Spain. So she won’t be able to speak in favour of her own motion then. A press release making her displeasure clear has been issued (no 2 below).

Press releases follow:

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