The voice of Dundonians has been heard, the votes counted and the winners of Dundee Decides have been announced.
More than 11,000 responses were received for the council initiative, with the public electing where £1.2 million will be split up and spent on various projects across the city.
Each of the council’s eight electoral wards – Strathmartine, Lochee, West End, Coldside, Maryfield, North East, East End and The Ferry – has been allocated up to £150,000 to spend on infrastructure improvements.
The results were announced at a presentation at the Steeple Church earlier today, attended by local politicians and representatives of some of the projects.
Dundee City Council leader and SNP councillor John Alexander said: “Dundee has got a long history of involving its community in its decision-making processes through different means.
“We are the first to top-slice an element of our mainstream budget. So we’re giving a significant amount of our budget, £1.2 million, directly into the hands of the public to decide upon how that is spent.
“That is the first of its kind of that scale, of that nature, in the whole of Scotland. So we are every much a frontrunner.”
And the winners are:
Strathmartine
- Play equipment at Downfield pavilion – 911 votes, £30,000
- Refurbish Clatto Park toilets – 742 votes, £65,000
- Improve Beauly Avenue pavements – 609 votes £35,000
- Improve Haldane Crescent pavements – 403 votes, £20,000
Lochee
- Street lighting for South Road and Menzieshill play parks – 986 votes, £35,000
- Pedestrian crossing on South Road – 841 votes, £45,000
- Charleston Community Centre improvement – 597 votes £60,000
West End
- Improvements in Perth Road district shopping area – 779 votes, £30,000
- River line walkway feasibility study – 663 votes £20,000
- Blackness Primary School playground improvements – 606 votes £60,000
- Safer pedestrian routes across West End Ward – 584 votes £40,000
Coldside
- Pedestrian crossing on Clepington Rd – 742 votes, £40,000
- Dudhope Park lighting – 722 votes £55,000
- Alexander Street playpark – 606 votes £40,000
Maryfield
- Improve footpaths in Baxter Park – 673 votes £40,000
- Pavement improvements on Albert Street – 621 votes £50,000
- Install bollards in Baffin Street and Watson Street – 483 votes £20,000
- More dropped kerbs across Maryfield ward – 413 votes £40,000
North East
- Dighty, Fithie and Whitfield burns clean up – 776 votes £20,000
- Reduce traffic congestion around Fintry PS – 692 votes £25,000
- Improve skating/BMX area at Whitfield Green – 627 votes £40,000
- Outdoor exercise equipment at Fintry Park and along the Dighty – 570 votes £35,000
- Plant new trees/shrubs at Mill O’Mains Park and Middleton Wood – 517 votes £25,000
East End
- Create a pedestrian crossing on Arbroath Road – 636 votes £45,000
- Create a play area at St Vincent’s – 508 votes £40,000
- Improve cycle paths at Claypotts, Dighty and Green Circular – 485 votes £55,000
The Ferry
- Reres Hill and Grassy Beach install nature trails – 1341 votes £25,000
- Orchar Park, Dawson Park and Grassy Beach install outdoor exercise equipment – 1254 £25,000
- Gillies Park provide lighting to paths – 883 votes £25,000
- Improve facilities in local playparks for children with disabilities – 802 votes £50,000.
