headline read: "Londoners Were Promised a Hill With a View. They Got a Pile of Scaffolding."
Westminster Council's deputy leader Melvyn Caplan, who was responsible for the project, resigned from his role after total costs nearly tripled from an initial forecast of £2m.The mound was mocked on social media and in the press as plants dislodged and cascaded down the slopes while its young trees struggled in the summer heat.
July's ticketholders, who paid between £4.50 and £8, were offered refunds for the artificial viewing platform, which dropped its entry fee after reopening in August. The Tory-led council review to "understand what went wrong and ensure it never happens again" described the soaring costs of the scheme as "devastating" and "avoidable".
Senior council officers hid details and lied about how much money the mound would make and there was a basic lack of project management,
Why even discussing this non story? Literally 99.999% of the population couldn't give a hoot ...
Still cant get over how similar to the one the same group of architects designed for a nearby space back in 2004. That was rejected, so not built & I'd assume not paid for. Still, they must be happy they finally got money for something eh?
Is this actually real? 🤦🏻
Funny because looking at it I can't believe it wasn't a huge success.
Grotesque wasteful construction.
Can someone please let us know who decides on such atrocious projects, which are a waste of money!
Mock Of The Week
It’s a shame that tax payers money was wasted.
Is it supposed to be London's answer to . . . 🙄
This is why nepotism is a bad idea
It Died Doing What It Loved
Still better than the Van Gogh experience, I think
Taxpayers getting their money back? Someone’s going to have to wash a lot of dishes to cover that. Maybe a pile 10x the size of that mound.
Ugly City
Not even a hill just a dump of soil pathetic waste of money
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Horrendous, who ever thought this was acceptable should be sectioned 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Will the council get a refund for it ? JustSaying 😂
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