CEO Comment
Work Continues as the Seasons Change 01/09/10
Hi,Even though the best of summer is now behind us with the
mornings feeling a little cooler, visitors are still coming into the Park to
discover the delights of the outdoors and work
here at the National Park remains as busy as ever.
Our planning team has been particularly busy with a number
of significant planning applications, some of which have attracted considerable
media coverage, both locally and nationally and provided plenty of
debate.
Planning in a National Park is often a controversial subject
which generates strong emotions both among those directly involved and also
among a wide variety of interested third parties. And, much of the time,
it is the planners who end up being portrayed as the “bad guys” due to some of the
very difficult decisions they have to make. This is regretful because,
without exception, the National Park planners are an extremely professional,
dedicated and skilled group of people, committed to delivering the highest
quality public service.
In the News as the Season Starts 30/04/10
Hi,Looking after the Park continues to be a busy job for us all
and the National Park’s Convener, Mike Cantlay, has recently become busier
still having been appointed to the prominent position of Chair of
VisitScotland. This significant appointment follows years of hard work
and dedication to his role here at the Park and we will no doubt benefit from
Mike’s dual role during his remaining time as our Convener.
While this nationally-important appointment has generated a
fair amount of media exposure recently, we have also been in the newspapers for
a wide variety of other reasons.
We were lucky enough to host two visits from Environment
Minister, Roseanna Cunningham, who spent a morning on the East side of Loch
Lomond and announced £400,000 of investment in infrastructure projects in the
area, funded by ourselves, Forestry Commission Scotland and SNH. This was followed by a meeting with local community representatives in St
Fillans in the North of the Park where local issues and projects were
discussed.
Working Together to Make a Difference 26/02/10
Hi,We were delighted to host a visit from the Environment
Minister, Roseanna Cunningham, here recently at our Headquarters in
Balloch. The purpose of the visit was to chair an urgent meeting to urge representatives
from national agencies, NGO’s and local authorities to contribute fully towards
helping with pressing National Park challenges.
In
her opening remarks, the Minister spoke of the importance of partner organisations
in working with the Park Authority, delivering the National Park objectives and
the collective duty to deliver the Park aims.
2010 The Year Ahead 08/01/10
Hi,
Having
enjoyed a lovely festive break including sledging with the kids, it’s great to
be back in the Park and to see how beautiful it looks amid the current wintry
conditions. While these conditions undoubtedly bring their own
challenges, you can be sure that we are doing all we can to maintain access to
all of our surroundings. In common with our local authority partners, our
Ranger teams are working hard to keep the Park as safe and accessible as
possible.
As
we enter a new decade, it’s clear that we have much to look forward to in our
National Park. 2010 promises to be an exciting year in the development of
the Park with several significant anniversaries and milestones being reached.
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