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06/11/2013

Environmental Improvements For Dundee

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Councillors in Dundee have unveiled a proposed £100,000 investment to improve public open spaces in the city.

The local authority's Environment Committee is being asked to approve a number of projects that would enhance the area, as well as reduce long-term maintenance needs.

The committee will meet on Monday 11 November and will hear proposals for:

  • Victoria Park/Hunter Street/Polepark - regenerate existing shrub beds and plantings to improve visual impact and maintenance.


  • South Road Park - remove all shrub beds, also landscape into grass old play area.


  • Marketgait - regenerate inner ring road soft landscaping, improve visual impact and maintenance.


  • Barnhill Housing/Strathmore Street/Nursery Road - refurbish shrub areas and landscape to grass, improving maintenance.


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  • Queen Street/Orchar Park/Inchkeith Avenue - regenerate hedging and rose beds, replace with new plantings.


  • Castle Green/Windmill Gardens - redesign and plant new flower beds.


  • Dudhope Garden steps - refurbish tree and shrub areas to improve visual impact and improve maintenance.


  • Dudhope Park/Dudhope Castle - redesign and plant new flower beds.


  • Summerfield/Longhaugh/Aberlady/Berwick Drive - regenerate existing shrub beds, also landscape areas into grass improving visual impact and maintenance.


  • Hill Street/Stirling Street - remove shrub beds and create new areas of planting.


  • Fairmuir Park Car Park - regenerate existing shrub beds and create new shrub areas.


  • Caird Park - refurbish shrub and tree areas, also landscape areas to grass improving visual impact.


  • Camperdown Park - regenerate areas of soft landscaping and restore bollards improving visual impact and maintenance.


  • Baxter Park - redesign and plant new flower beds.


Councillor Vari McDonald, City Council Depute Environment Convener said: "This is a wide-ranging programme that will help improve and enhance open spaces across Dundee.

"I think this is a sensible way to protect our environment in the long term.

"We hope that this proposed programme will be appreciated in communities across the city."

(JP/CD)

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