In addition to funding from the council's regeneration and housing repair budgets, as well as private contributions, it will also see at least £2.2m being spent on buildings in Campbeltown's historic town centre over the next five years.
The council will be targeting properties in and around Main Street and Longrow South, including the replacement of the decked areas in the rear of courtyard tenements, which have been causing significant problems for a number of years.
Safeguarding the future of these properties, both commercial and residential, will protect over 70 jobs, from people working in the repaired shops to local tradesmen carrying out the improvement works. Businesses which could benefit include traditional businesses such as local florists, the fishmonger and the butcher shop. There will also be a small building repair grant scheme for work such as roofing, leadwork, gutters, windows and doors.
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Leader of Argyll and Bute Council, Councillor Dick Walsh, said of the continuing investment: "This is fantastic news for the people of Campbeltown and will see our town centre regeneration initiative continue for another five years, building on the great work in the last seven, which has had real tangible benefits for the town – safeguarding jobs and creating the right conditions for businesses to thrive.
"Community based regeneration projects are a key part of our constant drive to improve our towns, making them places that people can be proud of and that, crucially, create the correct environment for economic growth, which means secure and well-paying jobs.
"This is another big boost for the town, with the construction of the new marina underway, the Kintyre Renewables Hub project nearer completion the town hall and Cross Street/Main Street renovations projects on site and the recent news that the MACC base is on the shortlist to become the UK's first spaceport, these are exciting times for people in South Kintyre."
(CD/JP)
