05 Mar 2012
Voters back Aberdeen's City Garden Project
BY Pete Hayman
Aberdeen's Union Terrace Gardens are set to be transformed after the City Garden Project was backed by the majority of voters in a referendum organised by the local authority.
More than 45,000 residents voted in favour of the project, which secured a majority of more than 4,000 over those who opted to retain the Union Terrace Gardens in their current guise.
The decision means Aberdeen City Council can now move forward with a Tax Incremental Financing (TIF) application to the Scottish Futures Trust to help fund the development.
In January, the Granite Web concept by Diller Scofidio and Renfro/Keppie Design was announced as the winner of an international competition to find a design for the project.
Details: www.aberdeencity.gov.uk
Image: The Granite Web design concept
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