Plans for the East Kilbride Masterplan have been given the green light.
Councillors on the executive committee approved the £62.2 million proposals which will see two key projects aimed at improving the town centre.
The plans follow public consultation which identified residential development as the preferred use of the site.Plans will be split into two parts, one delivering improvements to transportation infrastructure in East Kilbride and the other phase will take forward initial works for the redevelopment of the town centre.
"We hear all the time how money is tight and all of us have a responsibility to ensure we get the maximum bang for our buck for the public money and do no harm. “So, do we approve this potentially high carbon road expansion project without the information we have to assess its climate impact, and by the way environmental impact assessments don’t take carbon emissions into account, or do we get the information we need to make informed decisions whilst also taking forward the many projects on our books that we know will address climate change, reduce poverty and build community wealth?“I choose the latter, and propose an amendment today as follows: In...
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