Belfast City Council is looking into a long term investment plan for parks in the city, to match the leisure programme investment in recent years.
Elected members at the council’s People and Communities Committee this week agreed that a report on capital investment in parks and open spaces be brought forward for consideration. It will include options on how any potential projects and schemes could be funded and prioritised.
The report comes amid complaints of neglect of the council’s open spaces throughout the city. In particular North Belfast has been singled out by local businesses and politicians as feeling the neglect most acutely, with parks such as the Waterworks being perceived to be “left behind” and “unloved.”
