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Cllr David Kendall, Prospective Parliamentary Candidate

Lib Dems call for scrutiny on the "Jet Patcher"

Brentwood South Lib Dem County Councillor David Kendall has called for members at Essex County Council to be given an opportunity to undertake a full scrutiny investigation of the use and effectiveness of the "Jet Patcher" pothole repair system. His call follows a recent question he asked the Cabinet Member for Highways Cllr Rodney Bass. In the written reply that Cllr Kendall was given it stated that: During 2012/13 the Jet Patcher was used for the first time and fixed some 35,000 defects. In the current year 2013/14 the Jet Patcher has only been used to repair 5,000 deep defects on rural roads and in dry conditions. There is currently no formal audit specific to the Jet Patcher There is routinely a random audit of 5% of all works carried out including the jet patcher but this information is not available to members of the County Council or the public. He said: "I have called for the use of the Jet Patcher to be fully scrutinised because I want to be sure that the County Council is using a system that is ef

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
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Cllr David Kendall & Cllr Barry Aspinell at Sandpit Lane

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
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