The clear-up costs following Celtic's Scottish Premiership title party are £7,000 higher than initially thought, it has been revealed.
Thousands of Hoops fans descended on Glasgow City Centre on May 14 this year as the league was wrapped up following a 6-0 win over Motherwell. Mounds of trash were left scattered on the streets with buildings damaged as the celebrations continued throughout the day.
As reported by the Scottish Daily Express, It was initially estimated that almost £10,000 was spent on the clean up and repairs to traffic lights. However, new Freedom of Information figures have detailed how Celtic fans cost the city nearly £3,000 more for graffiti removal.
And Glasgow City Council has revealed it is still repairing the damage to the Mercat Cross building in the city's historic merchant City quarter, nearly four months on. Another £4,000 has been spent on Mercat building repairs after it was was broken into as fans got onto the roof and left the landmark with shattered windows and strewn with rubbish.
It means the new bill relating to the Parkhead side's title celebrations stands at around £17,000.
Glasgow City Council said: "In our response dated August 11 2022, we advised that the Council paid £938 to an external contractor for repairs to traffic lights and incurred internal staff costs of £8,131.50 for the clean-up.
"We have located some additional information. I can advise you that graffiti removal cost the Council an additional £2,871.12.
"The Mercat Building is owned by Glasgow City Council and I can confirm that there was a total repair cost of £4022. This figure was broken down as follows: Window repairs £791 (in progress) Door repairs £500 (completed) Clean/sanitise £1,920 (completed) Temp Roof Repairs £811 (in progress). "
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