Major river artwork to be 'built by July'
NEW artwork could grace the banks of the River Ness next summer – Inverness councillors have been told.
The wraps came off the latest so-called Gathering Place, entitled My Ness, in May and it is destined to be the centrepiece of the River Ness Public Art Project, worth a total of £727,000.
The new design involves building walls on both sides of the river at the Little Isle salmon pool near Ness Islands and follows the failure of the controversial “tilting pier” plans.
A report to a Highland Council meeting yesterday stated: “Plans for a new riverside arts project – known as My Ness – have been approved, and the installation is due for completion in July 2019.”
But a planning application is still to be lodged.
A council spokeswoman said: “The exciting plans for My Ness are taking shape.
“Sans Facon/OSA [artists] are currently working through technical details to allow for a planning application to be presented for consideration.
“The application is expected to be lodged with the council by December 20. The plans, when presented, will provide for a wonderful new experience for people to enjoy our beautiful River Ness.”
Councillors were told in August that a planning application for My Ness would be submitted in September.