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Council leader Raymond Bremner says the move sparked by ‘eye-watering’ £70m in unclaimed benefits.
A further £8m will be invested in renewable energy projects that have been touted for years.
The idea is to create a sixth form college accessible online to all pupils in the Highlands to ramp-up learning and attainment.
Top councillors recognise ‘people are under severe financial pressure’ but say taxpayers will see their money’s worth
The £818m draft budget will be debated - and likely agreed - at a full meeting of the local authority next week.
Councillor Michael Gregson warns when ‘Highland figures are so poor’ then ‘we need more transparency and openness’.
The local authority admits that it ‘has an impact on service delivery including at school level’.
LibDem MP warns costs are fuelling the Highlands having the second highest fuel poverty rate in the UK.
MP Angus MacDonald hails ‘very positive step’ as Labour energy minister Michael Shanks says region is ‘doing a favour for the rest of the country’.
Dingwall and Seaforth councillors agree £324,799 budget for road repairs and maintenance.
The administration argues the rise is needed to fund maintenance, repairs, and debt.
In its formal response councillors backed the view of officials the road network in the north is too big.
The response cites ‘significant length of national speed limit road network and remoteness’ of the area.
A petitions committee hearing accepted calls for an inquiry into how public bodies ‘mishandle’ such concerns.
The deal will retain all staff and aims to save millions on school contracts with the company being run as a going concern.
Officials miss deadline to show it will ‘deliver the intended performance and outcomes’.
The move ‘an exciting opportunity for something new in the Highlands’ but is subject to funding.
The project aims to build two dams to hold 40 million cubic litres of water with a move forward on planning application.
She was last seen around 8.25am on Saturday February 1 in the Academy Street area of the city.
The business hopes to extract 50,000 tonnes of sand and gravel a year over a 15 year period.
