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A council has been criticised after spending more than £90,000 “covering a roundabout in sand” as part of a city improvement project.
Tony Bland, 52, a campaigner, said the revamped Albert Roundabout in Colchester, Essex, looks like a “desert island” after its topsoil was replaced with sand. The topsoil was replaced to prevent weeds growing as part of a project intended to improve visitors’ first impressions of Colchester when arriving by train.
But Mr Bland, a property manager, said the cost of £93,334 was “exceptionally high” after it was revealed through a Freedom of Information request by Sir Bob Russell, the high steward of Colchester who was previously the city’s MP. Setting up camp on the roundabout in protest of its new look, Mr Bland said: “It was a perfectly serviceable roundabout and the money paid here to cover it in sand is exceptionally high.
“The rest of the area is still quite drab – it’s like putting lipstick on something. The rest of it still looks bad but we’ve slapped something on.” He said the roundabout had been compared to a “cat’s litter tray” and “desert island” by other locals.
A council has been criticised after spending more than £90,000 “covering a roundabout in sand” as part of a city improvement project.
Tony Bland, 52, a campaigner, said the revamped Albert Roundabout in Colchester, Essex, looks like a “desert island” after its topsoil was replaced with sand. The topsoil was replaced to prevent weeds growing as part of a project intended to improve visitors’ first impressions of Colchester when arriving by train.
But Mr Bland, a property manager, said the cost of £93,334 was “exceptionally high” after it was revealed through a Freedom of Information request by Sir Bob Russell, the high steward of Colchester who was previously the city’s MP. Setting up camp on the roundabout in protest of its new look, Mr Bland said: “It was a perfectly serviceable roundabout and the money paid here to cover it in sand is exceptionally high.
“The rest of the area is still quite drab – it’s like putting lipstick on something. The rest of it still looks bad but we’ve slapped something on.” He said the roundabout had been compared to a “cat’s litter tray” and “desert island” by other locals.