DREW HENDRY: We need to work together across all political divides to make Inverness Vision work
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AS your MP, I continue to work on the issues you tell me are important to you and your family in the UK parliament.
Naturally, the horrific and unprovoked situation in Ukraine remains a key priority, as is the cost of living crisis here at home.
Rest assured, I will continue to raise the issues that matter most to you and my team, and I am here to help in any way we can.
As your elected representative, it is also my job to work for the best outcomes for our constituency.
One of the projects I have been working on to achieve this is creating a vision for Inverness.
Readers may recall that the Inverness Futures Group launched its vision proposal for the city of Inverness at the end of last year.
The One City, One Vision report set out fundamental principles for developing our city, its services and communities.
The report aimed to start a conversation about what future we want to see for our city and the people who live and work here.
Since its launch, the vision report has received much support from businesses, public organisations, and communities. People see the benefit of setting out a destination for the city’s future.
The Inverness Futures Group recently met again to discuss the consultation feedback from the launch and look at ways to bring the vision to life to make it meaningful for city residents.
Proposals include setting key milestones for 2025, 2030 and 2035, including planned works and looking at opportunities around increased ambition.
In doing so, we can create a robust long-term plan for improving personal and public transport, active travel, wider connectivity and links.
We can make this a family-friendly city, significantly improving our tourism offering and, most importantly, involve residents to create the city they want for the future.
In short, with everyone behind the same goal, we can collectively steer Inverness to become a place of greater opportunity for all.
That said, creating a shared vision is no small task. It will take careful discussions to reach agreements, but we can get this right if we can bring people and organisations together.
We need to work across the divides and find common ground to make this work, and that’s why I am inviting all city council candidates – of all political colours and none – to sign up to the Inverness Vision.
