It'll fill it with water, and decorate it with lights this winter, a council manager said at a recent meeting. But it'll take years to come up with long-term vision.
"I think the public do understand that prison isn't addressing the underlying issues for those people who are committing minor offences but can't get the help that they need to stop that cycle."
At a recent meeting, councillors tabled three motions calling on the council to renovate the pitch, but council managers said there is no plan to do that at the moment.
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