The Oban CHORD Project Board will meet on Wednesday, August 4 to discuss Oban Bay Marine’s revised proposal for a short stay yacht berthing facility in Oban.

The group will then make a recommendation to the CHORD Programme Management Board, which meets the following day.

Last September the council commissioned AECOM, an international consultancy firm with significant experience of marina development, to assess the viability of a transit marina in Oban Bay.

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AECOM’s initial report, published in December 2009, recognised that the proposal for a transit marina in Oban had significant merit. However, it also highlighted that the specific project promoted by Oban Bay Marine (OBM) contained a range of challenges and uncertainties from the technical, operational and financial perspectives.

OBM asked that it be given the opportunity to revise its proposal in the light of AECOM’s findings, to which the council agreed. The revised plans were submitted in March, since when they have been being assessed by AECOM.

AECOM has now assessed the revised proposals, which will be discussed next week.

(GK)