A councillor wants to overturn the naming of several new streets after lighthouses.
Ian Tait is angry that colleagues chose well-known maritime beacons over notable local figures for roads in Fraserburgh’s new Kirkton Heights development.
Last night he said he would lodge an emergency motion at the next Banff and Buchan area committee in an attempt to block the proposals.
Fraserburgh community council proposed Kinnaird Head Gardens, Rattray Head Walk, Bressay Lane, Cromarty Crescent, Buchanness Avenue, Fair Isle Drive, and Covesea Crescent to Aberdeenshire Council.
The lighthouse theme was backed by councillors Brian Topping, Charles Buchan and Michael Watt.
Mr Tait however says he has received “adverse comments” about the plan.
He wants the streets to be named after Jim Crawford, the first principal of Fraserburgh College, and Bill Gibb, a fashion designer who was born in the port.
“I always favour names which are non-political and which have a connection with the town,” he said.
“I have asked senior officers to look at whether councillors Buchan, Topping and Watt had the right to decide these names in the manner it was done, and I will try to raise an emergency motion at the next area committee meeting.
“I am bitterly disappointed that these three councillors rejected my proposal to honour Jim Crawford for what he has done for this town.”
Mr Tait had also suggested names for streets after Bellslea Park, golf course designer James Baird, war memorial designer Alexander Carrick, and anti-slavery proponent John Ross.
Last night, Mr Topping accused him of “kicking up a stink”.
He said: “The three of us thought we would support the views of the community council.
“I appreciate he can be disappointed, but he has to accept the democratic result.
“No one will ever agree on street names, but this – in my view – gives Fraserburgh a bad name.
“There will be a second phase of houses and his ideas, which I actually think are reasonable, could be used in that.”
