A £60,000 decision to cover a Peak District footpath in road chippings was made by the council – after just a single complaint about the surface.
A freedom of information request put to the council last month revealed the work – costing £59,552 – was undertaken after just one complaint and without any formal consultations or any direct contact with path users, other than the single complainant.
It follows the use of crushed gristone to resurface a section of Long Causeway, near Stanage Edge in April, which was also carried out by the council after one complaint, and which cost the taxpayer £250,000.
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