The brand new depute chief of South Ayrshire Council has counseled the efforts of workers who've been coping with the flooding of 126 graves in Ayr Cemetery.
The work to debate the unprecedented scenario was mentioned on the council’s cupboard as plans to sort out the difficulty proceed.
Councillor Lee Lyons was eager to specific sympathy with the households concerned but in addition the council workers who've been working in a scenario they have been by no means educated for – together with new council chief Martin Dowey.
He informed neighbourhood companies official Kenny Dalrymple: “I want to placed on be aware and commend that your self and the crew are assembly with households.
“It isn't one thing you've gotten signed as much as do. It's one thing you’ve needed to do. I want to be aware the council’s because of your crew.
“I do know Councillor Dowey has met with actually dozens of households. I'm shut sufficient to him to know it's having an impact and takes its toll. He wouldn’t admit that.
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“It hasn’t actually been within the public area how a lot work you're truly doing. Folks simply line as much as criticise so I want to thanks and Cllr Dowey for the work that isn't seen.”
Unbiased councillor Brian Connolly added: “There was use of the phrase specialist. The officers concerned will not be specialists on this space. We have to control our workers as that is completely out of their specialisation.”
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