Civic square timing query
The Friends of Union Terrace Gardens claim a revised timetable for the plan to transform the city landmark into a new civic square shows that some "significant delays" have already occurred. They want Aberdeen City Council to reject a proposal to lease the gardens to the civic square project company at an early stage.
Mike Shepherd, the group's chairman, said: "The idea of transferring a lease early is presumptuous on planning approval. If planning approval does not happen, how is the council going to get back control of the park?