A presentation by an “up and coming design company” on a youth shelter in Bushey was slammed as a “disappointing” stream of buzz words by councillors hoping to have the promised project completed by the summer.

Design firm Superblue and The Green Heart Partnership, the latter responsible for the recent lighting and refurbishment of Bushey Arches, spoke to residents, councillors and police officers at last night's meeting of the Bushey Crime Reduction Group.

Superblue's designer Annick Collins stood before the group with a slide presentation of previous projects but was accused of being too vague about the local Big Lottery funded shelter.

Bushey Park Councillor Lynne Hodgson, the leader of the Hertsmere Liberal Democrats, said: “We were told that we would be able to get a youth shelter in July. We're hearing all these buzz words about engagement. We've done engagement, why can't we just get on with it and do it?”

Councillor Roger Kutchinsky voiced scepticism that the project would not be finished on time. He said: “I am disappointed as the presentation was very general and did not tell us what we are going to get.”

A resident added: “If Alan Sugar saw that I know what two words he would use. What was that even about?”

Bushey Conservative Councillors Anne Swerling and Culture and Health Portfolio Holder Brenda Batten said they hoped the shelter would arrive within the allocated time and benefit a range of people in Bushey.

Three £17,000 shelters, in Bushey, Radlett and Potters Bar, which the designers have named community spaces and pieces of public artwork, are set to be designed and built by January 2010 to counter anti social behaviour and give young people a place to meet.

The scheme follows a consultation that revealed the shelter to be what young people wanted in Bushey.

Despite the 2010 deadline, the project's co-ordinators said the scheme was still in its early stages and a design would only be agreed on following a second public consultation.

Ed Sandham, Hertsmere Borough Council's Sports and Cultural Services Manager, said the project would “99.9per cent” be located in The Moatfield Recreation Ground, despite previous complaints and petitions from local residents against the scheme. The Green Heart Partnership responded to concerns about the project being “too complicated” and running over budget saying it would “100per cent not go over budget”.

Following the meeting, Mr Sandham said: “The artists will be talking to people of all ages including those who use the parks, sports groups, local residents, local schools and community groups. We are also planning to hold a number of exciting creative events and workshops at the three sites over the summer. We plan to promote these events in and around the sites as well as the local press to encourage as many people as possible to get involved."