Grantown appoints its legal advisor for next round of the ‘Square Go’ with Highland Council
The latest round in the fight against Highland Council plans to charge the public for using their own Square at Grantown has been set for early next month.
Formally, the Highland Council is seeking to appropriate the heritable subjects which form part of the Common Good of Grantown-on-Spey.
Now the town’s community council have instructed Duncan Swarbrick, solicitor advocate of Swarbrick Law, Aviemore to act on their behalf and the community.
Chairman Ewan McGregor said: “We have also instructed Mr Scott Blair, advocate for specific advice on the case defending the action raised by the Highland Council.”
The case next calls at Inverness Sheriff Court on April 2.
“And we hope to have Mr Scott Blair’s opinion on whether to proceed by then,” the community council posted.
“This is a further reminder that many of the public events that are held in the Square may well cease as the intended charges introduced by the Highland Council will be prohibitive to local traders and businesses.
“May we also remind you that the imposition of these charges after their own research, was not supported by the Highland Council but voted through by a majority of local Highland Councillors.”
The Community Council will be issuing an update one what options are available to the community when they have received Mr Scott Blair’s legal opinion.
