The deputy leader of a London council responsible for the soaring costs of the Marble Arch Mound has resigned in disgrace.
Melvyn Caplan stepped down immediately after total costs nearly doubled to £6m, up from a forecast of £3.3m.
Ticketholders were offered refunds for the artificial viewing platform which temporarily closed within two days of opening on 26 July.
A review to “understand what went wrong and ensure it never happens again” is currently underway according to a statement released by the Council,
Organisers had hoped the mound would attract 200,000 ticket holders with “millions expected to pass through the area to take a glimpse of the attraction” before it is taken down in January 2022.
Tickets for the attraction were priced at between £4.50 and £8 but it has since been made free to visit for the month of August after all the foliage died and it began to look haggerd.
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