Ninety throusand pound will be spent on flowers

Prestatyn resident and county councillor Gwynn Clague said many southern areas of the county - including Ruthin and St Asaph - do not need revamping and the money should be spent solely on the coast.

A third of the money earmarked by the authority for the face lift will be spent replacing and improving flower beds throughout the region.

"Our town is falling apart," said Mr Clague.

"Ffrith Gardens hasn't seen a gardener for two years and it's an absolute disgrace.

"I'd object if this money was spent on the south of the county.

Financial improvements Gardens and parks �90,000 Street cleaning �45,000 Washing streets �30,000 Dog fouling �20,000 Coastal maintenance �20,000 Road verges �20,000 Tree maintenance �15,000 Prestatyn walkway �10,000

"In Prestatyn, the High Street is boarded up, the Festival Gardens are abandoned and decaying, the promenade is derelict and businesses are shutting down regularly.

"Denbighshire has abandoned Prestatyn, they think everything should go inland.

"I'm ashamed to be a Denbighshire county councillor who represents Prestatyn," Mr Clague added.

The authority has said the �90,000 which is to be spent on plants and flowers will be carved up equally between the "north and south maintenance contracts".

In addition, �10,000 will be spent maintaining the Prestatyn - Dyserth walkway, a recreational track linking the two towns, which has been vandalised.

However, Mr Clague said it is a waste of money and the authority should spend the cash monitoring anti-social behaviour instead.

"A lot of money was spent on the walkway but it's vandalised. There are broken bottles everywhere and it's a mess but you can't keep spending money on these projects - it's pointless.

Prestatyn has had investment, I agree it needs more but so does the whole of Denbighshire Councillor Mike German

"Nice, decent, honest people wont use that walkway because they're too scared to. They need to tackle the vandals directly."

Responding on behalf of the local authority, Denbighshire councillor Mike German said people do care about how their county looks - especially tourists.

"We believe that when the environment is cared for people also feel valued and in line with this we want to keep our streets and open spaces clean and pleasant," he said.

Mr German, who also represents Prestatyn on the county council, refused Mr Clague's plea to spend all the money in one area.

"It's for the whole of Denbighshire. I see Denbighshire as a global picture," he added.

"Prestatyn has had investment, I agree it needs more but so does the whole of Denbighshire.

"I'm satisfied that the money will be divided fairly."