Murdo has vowed to keep opposing the plan to introduce controversial parking charges for Faskally Woods and wants more consultation on the issue.
He was reacting to Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) deciding to implement parking charges for those who use the Woods. Local community groups have told the politicians that they want the charges dropped, but they also pointed out how concerned they are at the lack of consultation and communication by FLS.
Many local residents told the politicians that the first time they had heard about the proposed charge was reading a notice in the Woods.
FLS have recently announced they will reduce the hourly parking charge at Faskally Woods, near Pitlochry, from £2 an hour to £1. However, this move finds no backing from Murdo, who wants the whole issue dropped.
Commenting, Murdo Fraser MSP said: “Although Forestry and Land Scotland have said they will reduce the daily charge, there has been no consultation at all with local residents. Introducing parking charges will impose a burden on people who use the woods every day, so we still ask FLS to rethink this measure.
“We have been told that local residents are annoyed by the lack of consultation by FLS on this issue. We will keep the pressure on FLS to ask if they will drop these controversial parking charges."
