A total of £244,306 alone was spent installing eight car charging points at the Mill Street site.
Police chiefs spent more than £350,000 upgrading facilities at Mill Street police station before earmarking it for closure, the Paisley Daily Express can reveal.
Thousands have been spent addressing leaks in the 1980s premises, with serious leaks reported in the roof, radiators and toilets in the last three financial years, between April 2021 and March 2024. The dedicated team of experienced journalists, responsible for the publication of the award-winning Express, will focus on breaking news, day and night, across Renfrewshire’s towns and villages.
“Wasteful SNP ministers must ensure that every precious penny is properly spent. Rather than squandering fortunes on EV points at police stations earmarked for closure, they should finally give officers the protection of body-worn cameras.” He added: “For years the SNP government has underfunded our local police. However, as revealed by this paper, there has been £130,000 spent on building repairs in the last few years. This is on top of a quarter of a million pounds being spent on electric charging points at the site.
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