Businesses in Renfrew have been left with thousands of pounds of damage after £10m floodgates were not activated during Storm Boelo.
Renfrewshire Council said the predicted tide levels did not meet the threshold for activating the flood barriers.
Businesses told STV News they contacted the council for sandbags, but these did not appear.
As a result, businesses in the town have been left counting the cost as the clean-up begins following major flooding.
One councillor told STV News that serious questions need to be posed to the local authority over the situation.
‘We’re still waiting on sandbags’
Takeaway Ferry Nice Food sits just yards away from the barrier on the town’s Ferry Road.
Family and friends of owner Toni Gray have spent the past two days cleaning up after the water infiltrated the property and damaged the interior.
Serving counters, fryers and fridges have had to be…
