A "refusal" to hold a public meeting on the discovery of crumbling concrete in council and former council homes in West Lothian has been criticised by a Labour councillor. Many constituents still have questions following what were described as "cut and paste" letters sent to tenants in Bathgate and other areas after surveys for RAAC were completed. This week local housing officers defended the way tenants had been dealt with and urged tenants to make contacts with housing officers if they had concerns. But Harry Cartmill told local housing managers he was "very disappointed" that his request had been "overruled". Local Housing manager Graeme McKee offered reassurance that the completion of the survey had revealed all the RAAC affected homes, adding that the council " don’t feel that there are any others that are going to come out." Councillor Cartmill told a meeting of the town’s local area committee: "I have had numerous enquiries about it and I contacted the head of service, Julie Whitelaw, to ask for a public meeting.
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