Following my surgeries at the Mitchell Street Centre and Harris Academy this afternoon, I attended tonight's City Council committee meetings.
At Education Committee, I welcomed the report proposing the establishment of a project board for the Harris Academy refurbishment. Having called for this earlier this year, I am pleased it will meet for the first time early in the New Year and that it will be chaired by the City Council's Chief Executive, underlining the importance of the project.
I asked questions about progress the City Council is making with Historic Scotland over the refurbishment project and the proposed frequency of project board meetings.
Tonight's committees marked the end of an era, as Brian Allison, local government correspondent of the Courier and Evening Telegraph, covered council committees for his final time, as he is retiring from DC Thomson at the end of November. Along with other group leaders, the Lord Provost and the Depute Lord Provost, I paid tribute to Brian, a totally professional journalist who has covered local government matters with distinction over many years.