White leather sofas, a 65-inch flat screen TV and the latest apple iMac computer are among additions to the Ashford Borough Council offices – a refurbishment that has cost taxpayers more than £70,000.
Following a Freedom of Information request submitted by the Kentish Express, it was discovered that the new office of council leader Gerry Clarkson cost nearly £7,000 alone.
The second-floor revamp at the Civic Centre in Tannery Lane also included a new office for council chief executive John Bunnett, a meeting room, a reception area and desk space for around 30 staff.