Plans have been submitted for the first stage in the crisis-ridden proposal to redevelop Glasgow's George Square.
An application for resurfacing the square has been lodged, with work aimed at starting in July.
As well as a replacement for the tarmac, the plans include two new grass beds, the cleaning of the statues and the potential installation of new lighting.
The political fallout from the scrapped redesign rumbles on, with the SNP group calling for public spending watchdogs to audit the aborted design process and for new internal rules to be introduced to avoid a repetition of the fiasco.
The redesign has been dogged with controversy since it was first announced last summer, with a massive public reaction against plans to remove the historic statues and complaints over the lack of any substantial public consultation.
Despite tendering for the design, the competition was scrapped by council leader Gordon Matheson after the winner was announced, with police investigating allegations around the process.
But, with the clock ticking towards the start of the events building up to the 2014 Commonwealth Games, the council wants a temporary facelift at a cost of £500,000.
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