Council chiefs have given a graffiti hit Aberdeen car park a new lease of life as part of a £10,000 improvement programme.
Rosemount’s Denburn car park has been given a new coat of anti-graffiti paint as part of a joint strategy to reduce anti-social behaviour in the authority’s parking places.
The city council met with police, fire and NHS chiefs to develop a plan of works to improve the safety and appearance of similar buildings in the city centre.
The plan included repainting three stairwells in the lower ground of the Denburn car park with the special paint. A general clean-up was also carried out in the building.
At the start of June, police announced they were stepping up patrols in the area after reports were made of broken glass and used syringes being left scattered there.
Inspector Matt Smith said at the time: “Officers have stepped up patrols in the area and we have already seized a quantity of drugs from offenders and dealt with them appropriately.
“It goes without saying that this type of behaviour will not be tolerated.”
Council leader Jenny Laing said: “I would like to thank everyone who reported the issues at Denburn multi-storey car park.
“The safety of our residents is extremely important to us and I am pleased that Aberdeen City Council has committed £10,000 to carry out improvement works.
“By adopting an integrated approach to the issues alongside all partners, we will ensure a significant improvement to the safety and environment of these buildings.”
“A robust daily inspection plan of all council car parks has launched and the City Wardens will work with partners to carry out regular checks at Denburn, Chapel Street, Frederick Street and West North Street car parks.
“Parking Attendants have also been advised to report all graffiti to the local authority for removal or covering, not just offensive material.”