Perth couple flooded out of their home three times have been left furious after a high-ranking council officer said it is residents’ own responsibility to protect their home.
At a Perth and Kinross Council housing communities committee meeting last week, executive director of housing and environment Barbara Renton told councillors the authority “cannot do everything”.
She also said: “There is a requirement that if you know that you are in a flooding area you are taking your own precautions.
The council cannot always do everything.Plans for ambitious £62m project at world-renowned research institute approved“Within the Flooding Act and all the guidance we have, the responsibility sits first of all with the homeowner or the business owner..
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