Town centre £40k funding will bring CCTV to Turriff
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Turriff town centre is set to benefit from a £40,000 investment.
The money will allow the Turriff Business Association to instal a CCTV system for the community.
The Scottish Government announced a £50 million Town Centre Fund in December to drive local economic activity and to stimulate and support economic improvements.
Aberdeenshire Council’s share is £3.28 million and the first round of successful funding bids was announced last month, worth a total of £2.7 million.
The Turriff project was part of the second round of funding, which had a total of £471,600.
Schemes in Fraserburgh, Portlethen and Stonehaven were also successful in receiving grants.
Infrastructure services committee chairman Peter Argyle said: "The projects funded will positively impact town centres across Aberdeenshire.
"The fund was oversubscribed, with many projects deserving of support, making it a difficult and challenging process.
“Funds have been awarded based upon impact, sustainability and deliverability within the short timescales.”
Cash from the fund has to be legally committed by March 2020, so given the time constraint, consultation with councillors, business associations, community groups and services within Aberdeenshire Council identified several projects ready to be delivered.
The criteria set for the fund included the deliverability of the project, sustainability and transformation to the key town centres of Aberdeenshire.
A specially constituted panel considered projects which would stimulate and support a wide range of investments, encouraging town centres to diversify and flourish.
Committee vice-chairman John Cox said: “This money is intended to drive local economic activity, to bring positive impact to our town centres and their surrounding communities, supporting them to become more vibrant, creative, enterprising and accessible places.
“Money has been awarded to bring properties back into use, to connect and increase the footfall within town centres and to encourage further investment.”
