Frustrated Dumbarton councillor writes to Scottish Water over Posties Park delays

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A fed-up Dumbarton councillor has written to Scottish Water over delays connecting the new Posties Park Sports Hub to their network.Plans have been in place aimed at regenerating the Levenside venue into a state-of-the-art athletics track since 2016 – but have been hit by a string of delays and setbacks.Following the Covid-19 pandemic, the facility was due to open last March – but now won’t welcome athletes until the start of August at the earliest.At a full meeting of West Dunbartonshire Council last month, frustrated members were told that delays connecting utilities to the site were causing the latest hold-ups.And that has prompted Labour member David McBride to write to Scottish Water.In his letter, Councillor McBride says: “As the convener of the Infrastructure, Regeneration and Economic Development Committee, I write on behalf of all elected members of the committee, given our concerns over substantial and currently indefinite delay to the connection of a new water supply to our Posties Park Sports Hub facility in Dumbarton.“The current situation is that omissions from your approval of our original proposals back in 2021 have put ourselves at a great deal of additional time, expense and risk of reputational damage.“I therefore seek a definitive timetable to completion of a working water connection issued to us as a matter of urgency.“I am sure that you will understand the frustration this has caused among elected members, citizens of West Dunbartonshire and our council employees trying to deliver this important project.“There appears to have been a catalogue of unnecessary, additional work resulting in increased costs and unacceptable delays.“I trust this will allow you to finally provide us with programming dates