I have highlighted complaints from constituents about the state of the ground on Dundee’s Technology Park at the entrance to the City, having received many concerns about the untidy state of the ground running along Riverside Avenue, just east of the Swallow Roundabout. It is important that it is tidied as it is a prominent entrance to Dundee and in its current state looked unsightly.
I have been in touch with Scottish Enterprise who own the Technology Park regarding the state of this ground. The most prominent untidy area is adjacent to the now empty former Aviva offices (Norwich Union) and Scottish Enterprise has indicated that, although it is responsible for maintenance of some parts of the technology park, some is the responsibility of tenants. The bottom line for me is that this strip of very prominent ground at the entrance to the city is very overgrown and unsightly and it really needs a decent tidy-up.
A Scottish Enterprise official has advised me :
“Scottish Enterprise in the past has written to the individual private land owners within the Technology Park highlighting the areas of landscaping, that they themselves, are obliged to maintain. Scottish Enterprise are planning on writing to the individual owners again to raise awareness of their obligations.
With respect to the area along Riverside Avenue, I would be happy to meet with you and a representative from the City Council Lands Maintenance Department to discuss the issue of grass cutting/maintenance at this location, as Scottish Enterprise are also keen to see the entrance to the Park being maintained as well.”
I welcome this and hope that the matter can be progressed very soon. There are parts of the Technology Park that are very overgrown and need attending to and this prominent site should be tackled as soon as possible.
