It's a tradition that all of the city's lord provosts are entitled to, but neighbours have asked if it's the right use of public funds after the street outside the property was dug up and resurfaced.
Neighbours in Glasgow's west end have hit out at the Lord Provost after finding out that more than £17,000 of public funds have been spent on two 'traditional' lampposts outside her home.
READ MORE: Ambulance chief's wife dies in Coatbridge after student sent as first responder with no supervision She told Glasgow Live: "I had first thought they were installing fibre on the street, because they had dug up a large section of the pavement. We take the kids to primary school nearby so it was a bit of a hassle getting past because they put up barriers which blocked the path for about two weeks.
She continued: "I submitted an FOI to the council out of curiosity and was told that it was a 'longstanding tradition' so nobody was required to ‘sign-off’ the associated spend. It just seems tone-death to spend nearly £18,000 in the current climate we are in, with budget cuts being made across public sector organisations, on something, that someone, views as a ‘tradition’?
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