Repeat posting of one made on 15/9/2007

I repeat the posting made on 15/9/2007 below because not much has changed. The lampstandard has been renewed, some of the road has been patched up but the gutters remain clogged with weeds, dirt and rubbish but only in some areas of this small town - what is going on. This council must feel street cleaning is important because they list it twice in their booklet on services they provide ?????????

 

Monty Python or Breach of contract?

Once upon a time there was a small coastal town in SW England dependant on the holiday industry where image and small business was important. The administration of the County was divided into three tiers, from the bottom up -Town - District - County.

A bid for a unified authority was overturned by the majority of those electors who bothered to vote.
One of these authorities decided to sell off a large town car park for housing, consequently more cars use street parking. Permit parking is now being considered in residential areas due to lack of or under utalised car parks.


In order to save the contractor money most street cleaning was mechanised but of course there were many gutters that could not be cleared of dust by machine because of parked cars. Nature abhoring a vacuum moved in with grass and weeds which then competed with any Britain in Bloom competition. One resident cleaned his own gutters but was repremanted by a contractor of one of authorities as he was not trained and there was a risk under H&S law as to where the dirt was deposited.
Neglect, lack of interest, no supervision all this despite being paid!!!!




Now these authorities are planning the future use of valuable areas within the small towns boundary - this story continues.

Town & District councellors become independants but felt the need to form alliances.
Some Town Councillors confused the effective managing of a valuable public recreation ground with the sponsorship of a football club.



Gardening - no, standard of road mtce!!!!!

In the meantime residents continue pay their council taxes

Perhaps this saga is playing out in a town near you?