Black Country beauty spots to benefit from £17,000 investment
Three beauty spots in a Black Country borough are to be spruced up thanks to an investment of almost £17,000 by council bosses.
Dudley Council will spend the cash renovating Netherton Park in Netherton, Marsh Park in Brierley Hill, and Huntingtree Park in Halesowen.
Councillor Karen Shakespeare, cabinet member for environmental, highways and street services, said: "I welcome this investment to improve three popular and well-used open spaces in the borough.
"In consultation with each of the parks’ friends groups, we’ve listened to what residents who live close to the parks and use them regularly want to see."
Nearly £7,000 is to be spent at Huntingtree Park replacing all of the bins which are rusted and beyond repair.
The cash will also pay for a new net for the tennis court, a boot scraper for footballers, and a picnic bench with wheelchair access.
At Marsh Park, more than £6,000 will be spent on replacing corroded litter bins. Money has also been set aside for three new war memorial benches.
At Netherton Park, £3,870 will be spent on a new handrail - for the long winding stairs from the park’s rose garden leading down to the nursery - and the replacement of three litter bins.
The funding comes from Section 106 payments made by housing developers who agree to put forward cash to offset any increased usage of local facilities.
