Pothole news - Lib Dem action sees.....action
Cllr David Kendall is pleased to share some news regarding potholes in Brentwood, following his appeals to county officers;
19 Feb 2014
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Brentwood Call in buys more time on part night lighting
Lib Dem County Councillors David Kendall and Barry Aspinell were joined by borough councillor Philip Mynott and campaigner John Newberry fought Brentwood's corner at a call in on the decision to introduce part night night time lighting across the borough in March. The four of them presented their concerns to the Cabinet Member for Highways Cllr Rodney Bass, officers and the members of the Place Services and Economic Growth Scrutiny Committee. These concerns focused on four key areas: The number of potholes littering the Borough's roads and the dangers these present to motorists and pedestrians. The poor state of many footpaths that are in urgent need of repair. Possible increases in crime and anti social behaviour The impact on Brentwood's night time economy Cllr David Kendall called for an urgent repair programme on potholes and footpaths to be instigated before any switch to part night time lighting went ahead to make them safer for the many residents and visitors who would be using them when the lights w
11 Feb 2014
Brentwood Tories spend £3.1M of your money on consultants
Conservative controlled Brentwood Council has spent a staggering £3.1million of your council tax on hiring outside consultants and costly interim staff over the last four years.
9 Feb 2014
Part Time Night Lighting called in by Lib Dem councillors
Liberal Democrat County Councillors David Kendall and Barry Aspinell have called in the decision to introduce Part Night Time Lighting in the Brentwood Borough Council area. There reasons for doing so are as follows: Many roads in Brentwood are littered with potholes that are difficult to negotiate in the daylight hours never mind in the pitch black. These represent a serious safety issue. There needs to be a major pothole repair programme instigated as soon as possible across the borough to make our roads safer for motorists and pedestrians before any introduction of part night time lighting. We have a number of footpaths in Brentwood that are in need of urgent repair. These will constitute an even greater danger to pedestrians when there is no lighting. There needs to be a major repair programme instigated across the Borough to make our pavements safer for pedestrians before any introduction of part night time lighting. There is a lack of evidence presented into the impact that part night time ligh
6 Feb 2014
4 Feb 2014