A Perthshire councillor has claimed the spectre of further flooding still hangs over Alyth due to inadequate repair work on the burn flowing through the town.
Flash flooding devastated homes and businesses this summer when the waterway burst its banks.
Following the July floods, Conservative councillor Dennis Melloy raised concerns about the way diggers were levelling rocks, stones and silt which had been swept down the burn.
The councillor believes the stones and silt should have been removed by the machines, and raised fears that any new heavy rain could cause further problems in the near future.
Mr Melloy, who lives in the area, said: “On August 18 I wrote to the council officer in charge expressing deep concerns that when diggers were in the Alyth burn repairing flood damage, I was under the impression that they were going to take away the build-up of stones and soil brought down from the floods.
“It seems that the workmen were only spreading the stones around the burn and not taking anything away.
“My concerns were that those stones would be swept down the burn and create more problems after the first large rainfall that arrives.”
Parts of the town were left under several feet of water in July, causing millions of pounds worth of damage.
Mr Melloy stated that, after recent heavy rain, flood water did cause more problems when a large area of the bed of the burn was moved.
This reduced the width of the burn by half at the bend at the Pack Bridge at the top end of Commercial Street.
He added: “I have now written to the council expressing further concerns from myself and residents as to what action is proposed, as no boulders, cobbles or sediment have been removed.
“With winter fast approaching the last thing Alyth needs is for the spectre of further flooding to hang over the town,” he said.
Perth and Kinross Council were contacted for comment but did not respond before publication.