A £7.4 million plan to replace a council waste collection fleet is facing cost-overruns of tens of thousands of pounds.
Newry, Mourne and Down District Council has taken delivery of the first of its new vehicles over the last number of days, but councillors have been told they are already facing a cost-overrun of around £60,000.
A 2021 council estimate had put the cost of 85 vehicles at £5.6 million, but there was a hike on the predicted bill of almost £2m by the time of ordering earlier this year. The Council now says the expected procurement will be around £7.4 million.
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