It seems that St James is one of the areas always being over looked by both the Borough Council (Lib Dem) and the County Council (Con). It is time that both Councils understood that St James is not just a gateway into the town but is a thriving community. However this is being destroyed by an uncaring Borough and County Council and their lack of urgency to do anything. This chairman took a half hour out of his day and had a small walk about in just one area of St James and was horrified to find, bushes overgrown, roads crumbling making them very dangerous for residents, Garages in need of repair, fly tipping, tree roots lifting paths making them a real hazard for residents, and signs of alcohol abuse on the increase again even though we are getting more shops selling cheap alcohol in the area, and not forgetting an ever ongoing problem, graffiti. Oh did I forget to mention that these problems were highlighted to the Council during an estate walk about months ago, but once again they have failed in their duty and responsibility to act on these problems. Both Councils are always asking for feedback well here is mine, poor and shameful are the words I choose to call our Councils. I will continue to walk around St James showing all residents the poor service they get from their Councils.
Chair - SJRA
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Walk through the Council flats and you will see fly tipping, dog fouling, broken paths, litter and thats just what you can see without trying.
Please see the above picture from my Focus. That's me picking up these two bottles and recycling them. Actually it had grown to three by then.
I agree it's not great that folk leave litter but, as I do in my home street, wouldn't it be better to pick it up and bin it rather than photograph it and blog? Which takes longer and which has a more lasting effect?
And yes, in an ideal world people wouldn't litter and the council would have unlimited supplies of money to keep things clean but this utopia does not exist so we all have to work hard for what we believe in - clean and tidy places which we can be proud of.
I also called in the graffiti to the walls, the second 'Who' in this area I've had cleaned, and to the gates of the substation and the bollards. All now cleaned.
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