TOWN CENTRE PLAN – A DISASTER WAITING TO HAPPEN
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Looks like WDC have wasted the money they received for improving our town centre. As someone has already said, a more timeless look would have been better than another ghastly eyesore.
I’m sure it will look lovely but decent shops need to be encouraged to come to Dumbarton with lower rent. Also The Vale being to next town to Balloch,it should be a nice area for tourists to visit but it has nothing to even keep locals here.
William Giffen I love all the positive comments 
Elaine Mcintyre More money wasted by our council. The library we have was fine glencairn house money wasted. We need some decent shops not more charity shops etc. Play area hope it doesn’t attract the undesirables.
Jamie Lees Flamingo land?
Conrad Gross You know what including art and sculpture is fine and dandy if you do the basics right. However getting the basics right is something that WDC and our councillors are renowned for completely screwing up. Need an example take a quick look at what they have done around the new development at Browns in Clydebank the roads are a nightmare and dodgy as hell with the cobbles that they have put in not just for pedestrians but also cyclists motorcyclists car drivers.
Margot Rhead Give me strength! Someone involved needs to consider seeking medical attention. This looks like an unsuccessful game of Jengo. What happened to “aesthetically pleasing” as an aim in town planning?
Stephanie Bell Surely something with a more classic/timeless look would be more appropriate rather than a trendy aesthetic that will be dated in 10 years.. much like the eyesore that we’ve been left with after the last makeover.
Dee Martin There are some really beautiful old buildings on the high street, clearly in disrepair and an eye sore, why not get theses all fixed up instead, this project in 10 years, probably much less than that, will look just as run down as the last “improvement”
Darren Nicholson What an improvement! The area looks so much better with the space, but think the architects are missing the back of the shops in this render. Just need to reduce the cost of the shops and get some decent shops in there.
Gary Mclean Aka bringing in planters
Allison Green Reduce the rates for the shops then we may have a chance of shops being filled and making it a proper shopping centre/high street
Dee Martin Also when was the last time you seen any maintenance being done on the high street by the council ? And I don’t mean ripping down buildings, basic maintaining, cleaning etc, I certainly have never seen it, the council will not maintain this project, because they don’t maintain what’s already there
Kathy Shaw I counted 5 beggars last Saturday
William John Bell hear hear…lets hope they listen. the Artizan centre always reminded me of an East european communist era town centre.
Scott Malcolm Nice new benches for the junkies to sit on
David Millen A nice space to walk if you are visiting the Turkish barbers or the vape shop or the Turkish barbers or the vape shop or……