A letter highlighting major up and coming council projects could be sent out to Aberdeen residents – at the cost of roughly £100,000 to taxpayers.
The letter, signed by council leader Jenny Laing, is expected to be sent to every household in the city but would have to be approved by a committee before the mailing could go ahead.
Last night opposition leaders said that the Labour-lead administration was considering spending taxpayer cash on “party propaganda”.
But council chiefs insist that the letter is intended as a “rallying call” for the city and is not intended to be party political.
It reads: “We all know people who have been hurt by this oil and gas crisis. But the citizens of Aberdeen are no strangers to such difficulties; we are used to being independent, determined and resilient.
“The Labour-led administration at Aberdeen City Council has not shirked from its responsibilities. We have put in place plans to make our great city just as proud and prosperous as it has been for hundreds of years.
“New schools, affordable and council housing and roads infrastructure projects, including Third Don Crossing, Dyce Drive, the AWPR and £23 million for the Berryden Corridor, are already completed or underway.
“Our 25-year, 49-project, City Centre Masterplan shows that we have pushed party politics to the side in order to build a legacy which will mean thousands of new jobs and the potential of £1 billion of investment in our economy.
“The impact of what is essentially the greatest regeneration programme our city has ever seen will be enormous and set in motion a series of events which will guarantee an even greater quality of life in Aberdeen, as well as our future economy, for years to come.”
Council chiefs were criticised in 2014 for sending out pro-union letters along with council tax bills ahead of the independence referendum that year.
But in April last year they were cleared of misconduct for the posting to 113,000 households.
Last night SNP group chief Stephen Flynn said the idea was “outrageous” and adding the Labour party should pay.
He said: “This is nothing more than party political propaganda and they should be embarrassed of even talking about this.
“This is coming from a council that constantly complains about having no money but seems fine with spending £100,000 of taxpayer money.”
