A Labour councillor in North Ayrshire has criticized the SNP administration for spending over £1 million on a planned harbourside development without any work being carried out. The councillor cited figures revealing the high expenditure on consultancy fees for the project, questioning the lack of visible progress. However, the council leader defended the administration, stating that work is scheduled to begin next month and emphasizing the project's importance within the Ayrshire Growth Deal.
A furious Labour councillor has hit out at the “incompetent” SNP administration for what they claim is a lack of progress on the sprawling new harbourside development and says questions have to be asked.
But North Ayrshire Council leader Marie Burns has blasted back, saying she refused to take part in “petty politics” and that work is getting underway next month.The biggest expenditure within that field has been £262,733.94 on consultancy for the Coastal Hub development.Consultancy on the Beach Pavilion Feasibility Study set them back £13,818 and legal advice cost £12,946.22.
"Every major building project in North Ayrshire is either behind schedule or massively more expensive due to the incompetence of this SNP administration but how they can expect local people to let them away with squandering over a million pounds before anyone has seen a single shovel anywhere near this project just goes to show how arrogant Cllr Marie Burns and her Cabinet are, that they think they can waste so much public money and get away with it. It is mind boggling.
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