Murdo has given his support to a letter which criticises Perth and Kinross Council’s leisure plan for Perth.
He backs the letter sent by Perth Civic Trust to Grant Laing, Leader of Perth and Kinross Council, which states how the local authority’s proposal shows a ‘lack of vision for the future,’ claims there was a lack of ‘meaningful consultation,’ and a ‘lack of detail in the proposals,’ criticises ‘no meaningful leisure swimming’ and described the plan as a ‘missed opportunity.’
The letter from Perth Civic Trust follows the controversial council PH2O plan to build a leisure facility in Thimblerow in Perth. This proposal doesn’t feature a dedicated leisure pool or ice rink facility.
A petition signed by more than 2,300 people wanting to overturn the decision will see the plans go back before councillors on February 26.
Murdo recently attended a photocall organised by The Courier newspaper for people to show their support for their ‘Say NO to Thimblerow’ campaign.
Commenting, Murdo said: “I fully support this letter from Perth Civic Trust. The loss of a leisure pool and curling rink is simply unacceptable to Perthshire residents. The PH2O plan is very short-sighted and has understandably been met with a lot of opposition from local residents, curlers and members of swimming clubs in Perth. It is ill-thought through, with claims of a lack of consultation, and as Perth Civic Trust aptly said has a ‘lack of vision.’"
