Campaigners have hit out after bosses at Glasgow Life told them it would cost £18,000 a week to erect scaffolding for repairs to a lifeline hub.
FURIOUS campaigners have hit out after bosses at Glasgow Life told them it would cost £18,000 a week to erect scaffolding for repairs to a lifeline hub.
Horrified Labour councillors Fiona Higgins and Robert Mooney - who have been fighting to have the centre reopened since it closed in 2020 - immediately questioned the breakdown, outlined within a letter sent to Councillor Higgins by Glasgow Life. “We are advised there will be no further costs incurred until the scaffolding comes down. We apologise to Councillor Higgins and local community groups for the error made in recent communication.”The document also highlights a string of eye-watering costs that will need to be met to get the hub back in action.
It continues: “The boiler replacement works have been costed at £194,000 and require the roof to be watertight. The document adds: “The allocated budget Glasgow Life has available is £262,000, meaning at least an additional £400,000 is required to progress these works. I confirm these works will get the building operational and do not address other issues present such as provision of disabled toilets and the replacement of windows.”The centre on Bilsland Drive has been shut since March 2020, when the plug was pulled due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
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