Angry residents have demanded action to reopen their park, two years after it closed to allow sewer upgrades.
The gates at Busby Glen Park in East Renfrewshire remain closed as Scottish Water try to get to grips with the project.
The tight knit community went through lockdowns with no access to the park and now it is becoming overgrown due to lack of use.
Local resident Elizabeth Park told Glasgow Live: "We're all very, very angry.
"It was a good spot for the community to come together and should have been the best place to catch up with each other when restrictions were eased, and even now that there are no more lockdowns.
"We've been totally isolated from each other and have to get in the car to go somewhere to walk the dog."
The local community has rallied together throughout the closure and been in touch with their local councillor to try and come up with a solution.
In a social media post, local councillor David MacDonald shared what the Director of Environment had to say about the delay: "I have looked into the background to this. It is quite complex.
"The reason for the delay does not lie with the council.
"In essence under Scottish Water instruction SPEN (Scottish Power Energy Networks) has to arrange a lease, or wayleave agreement, with ERC for the substation.
"The council only received draft heads of terms in March 2022 and responded with suggested revisions. Negotiations have been ongoing. It currently sits with SPEN to respond to our legal team. They have been continually chased up by my staff."
Residents put together a fairy glen area in the park which the nursery next door regularly visited with children but this has sadly been unavailable since the park has been closed.
Elizabeth added: "We've had no explanation and no potential opening date given.
"There's a children's play area that local kids haven't been able to access for years, it's a disgrace.
"Even when it does open, who knows what state it will be in after having no visitors for over two years."
A Scottish Water spokesperson said: “We fully recognise and appreciate the frustrations of the local community over the delay to delivering this significant investment to upgrade the sewer network. We understand the importance of green spaces within our communities and we sincerely apologise for the length of time the park has had to remain closed, due to health and safety.
“The project has faced many challenges out with our control, including the pandemic which brought the whole construction industry to a standstill, followed by strict working guidelines which had an impact on work programmes. Most recently work was stalled due to a legal issue being finalised to provide power to our infrastructure. As a result, we have been unable to give any timescales for completion and the safe re-opening of the park.
“However, following further discussions with East Renfrewshire Council and SPEN, we have now gained permission to proceed with our works in the park and we are currently determining our timescales. We will communicate the programme of works and timescales at the earliest opportunity. Further discussions are taking place later this week.”
