COUNCIL officials have welcomed the completion of a new public toilet block as part of the Iona Breakwater project.
The facility was expected to be handed over to Argyll and Bute Council from contractors on Friday, May 1, with opening arrangements to be confirmed.
An update has also been given on various road repairs taking place across Oban Lorn and the Isles in a newsletter to councillors.
The document, published on the council’s website and dated Friday, May 1, said: “A new public toilet block at Iona has been completed as part of the Iona Breakwater project, representing a significant improvement to local visitor infrastructure.
“The facility is being handed over from the contractor to the council today, with opening arrangements to follow.
“Works are ongoing across the area, including verge repairs on the A819 and hotbox patching within Oban car parks.
“Capital works on Mull continue to progress well, while in Taynuilt, crews are undertaking pothole repairs and signage improvements.”
In a separate section giving an update on matters across Argyll and Bute, the report added: “Twelve staff across all areas have now been trained and certified in stem injection treatment, increasing the council’s capacity to manage knotweed more effectively.
“This method will be deployed in early autumn (mid–late September), when it is most effective, and will enable treatment in sensitive locations such as within one metre of waterways.
“Conventional glyphosate spraying will continue between May and July as part of the seasonal treatment programme’
“Grass cutting will be paused in selected locations during May as part of the ‘No Mow May’ campaign. These include Burns Park, Cardross; Rhu Churchyard; Gare Road, Rosneath; Bullwood Road and Queen’s Hall (Dunoon); Wilson Road, Lochgilphead; Sinclair Avenue, Inveraray; and sites across Bute, Islay, Kintyre and Mull.
“The initiative supports biodiversity by allowing wildflowers to grow and providing habitat for pollinators.”
