City Councillors have allocated an additional £750,000 for environmental improvements, while also granting an extra £750,000 for enhancements to the city’s play provision.
A range of enhancements will be proposed at popular parks and outdoor areas, such as Dudhope Park, Riverside Nature Park, Lochee High Street, Reres Park, Magdalen Green, Baxter Park, Caird Park, the Law, and many other outdoor areas.
The proposed works across the city will include path works, new plantings, the installation of outdoor furniture, landscape improvements, the replacement of existing signage, with many more improvements also planned.
Neighbourhood Services Convener Councillor Heather Anderson said:“Our parks and outdoor spaces are vitally important and much loved spaces and we are committed to ensuring they are well maintained. This additional spend will further help to do that and support people to make the most of their own neighbourhoods while getting the many benefits from getting outside.
“As a council, our ongoing programme will ensure we continue to make the necessary improvements to our parks and greenspaces. This extra funding will help us contribute towards our goals and delivering the high standards we all expect from our outdoor areas.”
An additional £750,000 has also been allocated to improving the city’s play parks and for the installation of further accessible play equipment around Dundee.
These proposals have included a £400,000 boost to the city’s current play area renewal programme, £200,000 for fully accessible play items at Castle Green, and £150,000 for accessible play areas & improvements in the East End of the city and the Linlathen/Finlathen area.
Neighbourhood Services Depute Convener Councillor Nadia El-Nakla added:“Play parks are at the heart of communities and during Covid-19 became places of sanctuary. Our current play audit is identifying and putting in place a number of inclusive play items at locations around the city.
“This additional support will help greatly in achieving our ambitions. We have listened to our communities and want to bring the positive change needed to make playing at the park accessible for all.”
The council’s Policy & Resources Committee approved the initial plans at its meeting on Monday June 27.
Further detail about the environmental improvements and play enhancements are available on the Dundee City Council website.
Dundee City Council
Dundee draws skilled workers from a 60-minute catchment population of 640,000 and has a local population of over 140,000. The availability of a large pool of highly skilled labour is a key feature in the Dundee economy. Flexibility in the labour force is currently more prevalent in Dundee than in Scotland as a whole. All forms of labour market flexibility - part-time, temporary employment, self-employment and shift work - are widely operational within the city. Labour force stability in the city is excellent, enabling companies to plan with confidence. Labour turnover levels are less than 5% and absenteeism averages 2%.
