£22m Wolverhampton Civic Centre revamp approved
A £22 million revamp of the Civic Centre was given the go ahead by Wolverhampton council last night.
The scheme to refurbish the authority's city centre offices and car park was passed at a meeting.
It will see 16 buildings that currently house council staff sold off or leased, with 600 workers relocated to the Civic Centre.
Money will also be spent on repairing the building's multi-storey car park.
It has proved controversial among Express & Star readers who branded the plans 'a disgrace'.
According to a report which was attached to the plans, failure to revamp the 37-year-old Civic Centre could have major consequences, with the building being described as having 'reliability issues'.
Council bosses say they have gone for the 'do minimum' option, with a plan to replace the Civic Centre with a new building at an alternative location thrown out as it would have cost in excess of £50m for the new HQ alone.
They say they are expecting to save more than £500,000 a year over the long term as a result of the scheme, labelled 'future space'.
