Statement from CNPA re spending review
Statement from CNPA re spending review
Reacting to the Scottish Government’s budget announcement on Tuesday 17 November, David Green, Convener of the Cairngorms National Park Authority (CNPA) said: “The Cairngorms National Park Authority is already an extremely lean organisation having already implemented many efficiency savings – many of them in partnership with Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park Authority in areas such as procurement, human resources and some IT services.
“We have in place a control framework to manage levels of forward financial commitments, and have set out a voluntary severance scheme with the aim of increasing forward flexibility in staffing budgets.
“It is difficult to comment fully until we know the exact detail of how the reduction in funds will be implemented across the two Park Authorities. However, with the expansion of the Cairngorms National Park in September to include Highland Perthshire and Glenshee – taking the Park from 3,800 sq km to 4,528 sq km – we are faced with looking after a National Park that is one fifth bigger but doing so on reduced budget.
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Update on wildfire situation
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Statement on wildfires
An update from Grant Moir, Chief Executive of the Cairngorms National Park Authority, on the ongoing wildfires in Moray and Highland.
New Nethy houses get green light
Meeting in Ballater, the Planning Committee approved applications for a development of 35 houses in Nethy Bridge and a floodplain restoration scheme on the River Dee.
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As a result of ongoing efforts to tackle wildfires to the north of the Cairngorms National Park, several roads are currently closed. Scottish Fire and Rescue are in attendance and the public are advised to avoid the area, including footpaths. Road users are asked not to ignore road closed signs.
The affected roads are:
- B9007 Ferness to Duthil
- U2379 Lochindorb Road
- B939 Ferness to Grantown-on-Spey
- U2347 Braes of Castle Grant
For all the latest information check out the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service and Police Scotland website and social media.