COUNTING THE COST

Kevin Paterson 1530 - 1530 • Last updated 7 Aug 2008 15:38

Council cuts £350,000 from flood prevention schemes as residents suffer

DAYS before Kilbirnie was devastated by a flash flood the council revealed plans to cut £350,000 from the budget set aside for a flood prevention scheme in the town.

At a meeting which revised capital revenue the council decided that the original £400,000 which was to be spent on the Kilbirnie and Glengarnock scheme would be revised.

The new amount now stands at £50,000, a decision made a mere few days before the River Garnock burst its banks leading to chaos in Kilbirnie and Glengarnock.

A statement released from North Ayrshire Council stated: 'Investigations

are continuing into why the River Garnock burst its banks and flooded

part of Kilbirnie town centre early on Friday morning."

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