A parish council is set to spend £1,750 to relocate two bus shelters, after an area fell out of its jurisdiction.

The bus shelters which are set to be moved are those at Highfield Lane and Hill End Lane.

Two noticeboards in Hill End Lane and Firwood Avenue will also be relocated.

Colney Heath Parish Council's decision follows a boundary redrawing which has seen areas including Gloucester Park fall out of its responsibility.

The local authority had planned to auction the park, prior to the boundary redrawing.

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Now, the parish council plans to relocate assets in these areas.

A spokesperson for Colney Heath Parish Council told The Herts Advertiser: "There was a decision made by the Parish Council to move assets namely the two bus shelters located in Hill End Lane.

"These were paid for and installed by Colney Heath Parish Council at a cost of £8,698.

"The parish council are also moving the two noticeboards from Hill End Lane and Firwood Avenue to within the new parished area.

                                                                                                                      

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"Their removal and reinstallation is as a consequence of the Community Governance Review carried out by St Albans District Council and the decisions they made.

"It was the decision of the parish council that given the 82.15 per cent increase in the Precept and the significant challenges regarding the management of the assets over the next four years that there would be little opportunity to replace the bus shelters within Colney Heath Parish.

"Moving the bus shelters within the boundary was considered the best possible option for the residents of the revised/rural area."