Much-mocked Marble Arch Mound to close
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,
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