'Warm words aren’t going to light parks.'
More than £300,000 is needed to install lighting at three Glasgow parks but concerns have been raised that funding has not yet been made available for the project - 18 months after a motion to light local parks was approved.
Councillors have been advised that £109,000 would be needed to fund lighting for various routes in Kelvingrove, around £170,000 will be needed to install lighting in Queen’s Park including routes around the main pond, and a further £31,000 needed to light Cranhill Park. “I would seek assurance that officers will look to solidify appropriate routes and identify any issues arising from any environmental impacts so that they can be dealt with so that when funding is identified, action can be taken swiftly.
A council officer confirmed the work that would be carried out on the three parks has been suggested as it has a low biodiversity risk.“There are opportunities available for community groups to apply for funding such as the infrastructure fund through area partnership. The survey revealed that 89% of respondents felt unsafe and did not visit during darkness while 85% felt that increased levels of lighting would make the park safer in darkness.
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