Lib Dem Focus Easter 2002
Focus number 237 - fighting for you all year round
Why don't they care? Council mishandles financesOur local council is in severe financial difficulties, and the blame lies squarely with the Labour Party. Their mishandling of the Boroughs finances has led to massive cuts in our Social Services. To make up for their incompetence they are proposing the closure of elderly day care centres, luncheon clubs, increased charges to after school clubs and massive increases in home care charges to the elderly. These are just some of the proposals, the cuts go on and on.Incompetent Labour CouncilFocus Team member Barry Smith says "The old, young, and disabled people of our community are paying the price of incompetent management of the Council by Labour. This is a disgrace. In May this year they will be up for re-election. You and I will be have the chance to choose who we want to run the Borough."Dunedin Road and Auckland RoadThe corner of Dunedin Road and Auckland Road has become a dumping ground for rubbish. In fact Auckland Road has turned into a permanent place for dumping rubbish. It’s an absolute mess. Councillor Bob Sullivan is chasing up the Highways Dept. Housing Dept, and Cleansing Dept, to clear what is there, fence off the piece of council land on the corner, and bollard the road to stop cars driving down and dumping rubbish. Bob says "We want action not promises."Skeltons LaneA planning application has been put in to the Council to demolish the industrial buildings at 17 Skeltons Lane and redevelop the site for residential purposes. Nearby residents will be consulted.Ive Farm LaneThe Focus Team has at last got the rubbish cleared from Ive Farm Lane. Park Road plans thrown out The plan to turn the builder’s yard in Park Road into a 21-pupil school has been refused by the Council Planners. The plans were seen as an overdevelopment of the site and there was very little usable play space for the students.Howell Court, Sophia Road and Clyde PlaceAfter the builders left Howell Court, residents were amazed at seeing a crudely made yellow electricity box left at the corner of Sophia Road and Clyde Place. A sign saying "don't touch 415 volts" kept people away. The Focus Team contacted the Council to find out what it was all about. They said they are waiting for it to be disconnected and taken away by the LEB. We are chasing the LEB to get this unsightly box cleared quickly. |
Ive Farm CloseLib Dem Councillor Loretta Hodges is chasing up the repair of street lamps in Ive Farm Close. These have been out for over 6 months.Wheelie Bins Council Back DownFocus has had a massive response to our article about the Councils proposal to do away with the wheelie bins. Good news, it looks as though the mass of residents against this proposal has made the Council re-think and has decided to scrap the idea.Primrose RoadResidents of Primrose Road are fed up with the number of dumped cars and the lack of street cleaning in their road. The Focus Team have taken these issues up with the Council to get the road cleaned up. Focus says: Now that the two car breakers yards have gone, there is no reason why they should now have more abandoned cars than other roads.Ruckholt Road and Oliver RoadFocus has found out that the Council is planning to block off Oliver Road to traffic. Residents of Ruckholt Road are concerned as there are many vehicles that currently use Oliver Road. These would then have to use Ruckholt Road and turn left into the already congested Leyton High Road (currently not allowed) by the library. Ruckholt Road has recently been narrowed as less traffic uses it following the opening of the M11 link road.Church RoadCllr. Loretta Hodges is pleased to see that the reported large hole in Church Road by Goldsmith Road has now been repaired.High RoadGetting rubbish cleared from the High Road is a continual nightmare. As quick as The Focus Team gets one lot cleared, then another lot appears.Privatising the TubeThe Government's plan to privatise the Tube has another four weeks of consultation to go before it is finalised. The Focus Team are opposing this crazy scheme and will be forwarding their comments to the Secretary of State. If you have any comments, please send to Focus, and we will include them as well. |
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