the new £3.40 weekly cost is “putting elderly and vulnerable folk at risk”, and vowed to “continue to work with SNP councillors to try to get it overturned”.
His comments sparked a response from Conservative councillor Trevor Douglas, who noted that the council’s SNP group as well as the Labour administration included reintroduction of the controversial charges in their respective budget papers.The Airdrie Central councillor said: “The only group against charging for community alarms was the Conservatives – and we continue to oppose people being charged for their use.“Neil Gray’s own SNP group voted to implement this charge in their budget proposals this year; either he is at odds with his councillor colleagues over this issue, or he is.
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