Proposed council budget plans are primed to 'eliminate services' in Inverclyde as Municipal Buildings bosses wrestle with a funding gap of £13 million.
A catalogue of swingeing spending cuts and job loss proposals have been drawn up — alongside a suggested hike in council tax bills of three per cent.
Among the list of potential savings to be put before councillors on Thursday is a plan to axe the district's public CCTV system and cut community warden numbers in half from 28 to 14 in order to save a total of £545,000.
The council's chief financial officer Alan Puckrin told the Telegraph: "There will be more of an impact on the public as a result of the budget process this time around.
"There will be an elimination of service in some areas."
Other proposals include a 100 per cent increase in parking charges from £1 to £2 per day and the introduction of charges with car parks which are currently free to use.
Funding to regeneration body Riverside Inverclyde has also been earmarked to be slashed, along with an overall reduction in council investment in economic development.
There is also a plan to transfer Whinhill Golf Club to a third party in order to make a modest budget saving of £20,000.

Full analysis and details on the proposals in a special report in Monday's Tele.