Nearly 80 residents in an Aberdeen community could be rehomed by the council before the end of 2017 to make way for improvements to a notorious city roundabout.
In advance of a meeting next week, councillors have been asked for their agreement to rehome 79 tenants living in part of Middlefield which will be sectioned off by the Haudagain improvements.
The report to councillors on the infrastructure committee has confirmed that each tenancy would be entitled to a home loss payment and a disturbance payment of £4,500 – a sum totalling £355,500 for the 79 council tenants in question.
Elected members have also been asked to support plans to purchase four privately-owned properties to allow the council to move forward with developing the area.
In total, 112 properties on Logie Avenue, Logie Gardens, Logie Place and North Anderson Drive could be affected.
There are 79 residents within 108 council properties of which 19 properties are void and 10 are temporary lets.
Councillors will be urged to approve proposals that would see all 112 properties vacant by December 31, 2017.
The report to councillors states: “There has been uncertainty about the future of the properties within the Triangle Site since 2007/08.
“It is apparent from residents that this has created a degree of distress for them over this prolonged period.”
If backed, the plan would also see “extensive community engagement and masterplanning activity to establish preferences for the future of the site”.
The report added: “The most recent assessment in 2012 finds that Middlefield is ranked within the 10% most socially deprived communities in the country, with part of Middlefield ranking within the 5% most deprived.
“However, the council continues to invest significantly [in the area].”