Roundabout Advertising

At Monday evening's City Development Committee there was a suggestion that roundabout's in the city should be sponsored.  People who have visited Aberdeen for example will have seen roundabouts there are sponsored.  The idea is that the Council will at the very least save the cost of maintaining the roundabouts.

I moved an amendment which was accepted which meant that the sponsorship will be accepted from companies associated with alcohol; tobacco; any products which may contravene the Council's stance on equality and diversity; political parties or campaign; gambling and pay-day lenders.  I think that the policy is now improved thanks to these changes.  It is important that the Council looks for ways to increase its income but it must also take its social responsibilities seriously.  The changes made have in my opinion improved the report.

The only remaining question is why the report referred to 'roundabouts' and not 'circles' as people say in Dundee!