Critics of the controversial £107million Marischal Square development have demanded an apology from council chiefs after being left waiting for promised information for more than six months.
The Reject Marischal Square group gathered more than 400 signatures on a petition calling for a meeting with the city council’s finance committee to discuss the financial arrangements for the 35-year lease deal.
But their hopes were dashed when councillors on the petitions committee said it would not take place, following a meeting last September.
Instead, members promised that officers would look through reports on the decision to see which could be publicly released – some in a redacted form.
A firm timescale was never set, but now the objectors have branded it “ridiculous” to have to wait so long and have called for committee convener Alan Donnelly to apologise.
An acidic letter written by objector Bill Skidmore to the Conservative councillor said he had “failed to honour” his commitment to the group.
He wrote: “We have yet to receive any information that you, as convener of the e-Petitions committee, said would be issued to us in response to our petition.
“The committee decision was recorded in the minutes of the committee meeting of September 22 and approved at the committee meeting on November 10.
“Granted, the minutes did not set any timeframe for the release of the information promised to us. But in the absence of any correspondence, progress update or release of information after four to six months, you have, in our opinion, failed to honour the commitment.
“I shall look forward to receiving your personal apology with an explanation as to why you and the committee has reneged on its commitment to us.”
However, Mr Donnelly said he was seeking legal advice under the council’s “unacceptable action policy” regarding the protest group.
He said: “I regard some of the content of this letter to be offensive and some of the things written about me online as defamatory.
“He is attacking me personally when he should be conducting himself more professionally.
“I have spoken with officers and he will get his information shortly.
“He has had his say at the committee. He should conduct himself with some dignity and respect.”