Let's get real. MacAlpine is desperate to remind voters of his existence and Broom park and even this handrail are convenient vehicles.
In Ward 5 MacAlpine and Grant are both a disgrace as I can possibly identify more they have done against the community they are elected to represent than what they've done for residents.
MacAlpine once came to NMCC asking for our assistance so he could get a resident's road repaired.
Once we finished laughing, we reminded him he was convenor for Corporate Services, i.e. The Chief Execs office, so given he encouraged ERC to ignore us at every step, why would they now listen to us in preference to an exalted person such as himself.
Having done nothing for 5 years, if you tell him cameras will be present, he would turn up for the opening of a packet of crisps.