Today I was dealing with variety of issues across the divisions.
CLANKING DRAINS on Sicklesmere Rd (opposite Governors Mews) causing a MASSIVE racket and forcing at least one resident of Bury Park Drive to be seriously considering putting his house on the market.
DODGY FOOTPATHS (again) at Rembrandt Way. Hardwick Division seems to have the worst pavements in the country from what I have seen! Hardly anywhere has nice ones. All I can do is get damage patched. It isn't what people want to hear - they understandably want replacement - but the County Council only re-tarmacs a handful a year.
PARKING ON THE GREENS near the Hospital. This is a big inconvenience for the people up there. Visitors avoid car parking fees by leaving their cars on the Greens, often blocking people in and generally disrupting this quiet area. Residents only signs would make a real difference I feel, like they have in London.
SPEED ON HARDWICK LANE. This road is now busier and faster than ever. People don't feel safe crossing without refuges I am finding. One resident at Stonebridge Avenue wants a refuge and I am going to get our activists to check demand in the area as these things are hard to finance.
CROSSING AT HARDWICK LANE/BARONS RD. We have about 150 signatures for this now and need at least the same again. This road is now very fast due to widening and people feel decreasingly safe there. I think there is a good chance we can get this in the next year or two. Not a moment too soon, either.
TOWN GREEN AT LONGMEADOW. A group of residents is seeking to secure land near Longmeadow as a Village Green. This is very much in the hands of the lawyers as it is a legal matter over which Councillors have little power. But I feel sympathetic overall to the preservation of common land as such if it is generally used and valued by the local population in a built-up area such as this.
GUN-NOISE IN HARDWICK. One lady in Hardwick Park Gardens is complaining that the guns from the nearby farms are causing a nuisance to local residents who tire of the extreme noise. I am going to ask for the police's views on this matter.
GREAT FEEDBACK from my leaflet to all houses in the division. Really good to hear from so many people.
I AM NOW OUT OF THE OFFICE TILL AUGUST 10TH. EVEN COUNCILLORS HAVE TO TAKE A BIT OF TIME OUT.
I AM BACK ON THE STREETS THEN AND WILL BE SEEING PEOPLE ON FRIDAY 14TH AUG IF YOU WISH TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT JUST EMAIL ME ON CRAIG.DEARDEN-PHILLIPS@SUFFOLK.GOV.UK
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