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After granite tree stumps, the opposition at Montreal city hall is decrying a $200,000 project to put up temporary vinyl window decoration on five bus stops along Côte-des-Neiges Rd. for the city’s 375th anniversary.

The translucent, self-adhering wallpaper for each shelter, each of which will feature one of five themes relating to Montreal’s history, is to go up in May and stay up for eight months, a civil service report explaining the project says.

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“It’s yet another waste of public funds for a project whose value-added is really questionable,” Projet Montréal councillor Alexander Norris said.

“Over $200,000 to dress up a handful of bus shelters? … It’s an awful lot of money for a temporary project.”

City council, which is to meet on Monday, will be asked to vote on a resolution to spend $206,999 on the project. The cost includes a $199,999 contract, including taxes, to Québecor Média for the window decoration, plus $7,000 for related expenses.