The project team behind a flood protection scheme for Musselburgh have been warned they need to take the public with them as the predicted costs rise to more than £52 million.
East Lothian councillors said they had been inundated with concerns from residents of the town about the scheme with one saying it felt like it was "being done to Musselburgh not with Musselburgh".
And as an updated report was brought to a virtual meeting of the council today it was revealed a decision to include a 2.7km seawall in the plans could see the cost rise to £50.2million - more than five times its original estimate.
