After nearly 5 months of phone canvassing, door canvassing and the returned surveys that where completed a couple of months ago certain issues were repeatedly raised.
The issues will be on our (Matt Bright and Pat Gulvin) list of things that need to be raised and tackled.
The main issues concerning Princes Park include;
1) Litter
We know there is a problem with litter in Princes Park. I have spoke at length with several residents about this issue and me and Pat are dedicated to try and end this litter problem.
One step in the right direction would be to place litter bins at all the bus stops, because that seems to be where most of the problems occur.
Contact could be made with the local shops which includes the main supermarket in becoming a partner against the litter fight, most of the litter does come from them shops!
Regarding fly-tipping on Heron Way, residents could get involved by contacting the council on 01634 336699 or Kent Crime Stoppers on 0800 555111 if they see any activity.
2) Mini Motorbikes
There seems to be an issue with these noisy motorbikes whizzing up and down Heron Way and Kingfisher Drive. Many residents who have commented know the culprits and I'm sure that me and Pat with help from the local Community Police could seriously tackle this noisy nuisance.
3) Alleyways
From the phone canvassing and the returned surveys some residents mentioned busy alleyways that are used by mothers and children to being overgrown and strewn with rubbish.
If elected, we have promised to contact the residents who raised the issue and try and get the pathways clear and litter free.
4) Pot Holes
There are a collection of certain roads that need attention. Re-surfacing is already being carried out and we will try and keep the roads in a good satisfactory condition.
5) Capstone Valley
This is a real major issue to Princes Park. Capstone is merely a 'stones throw' from certain parts of Princes Park and if built upon would SERIOUSLY affect the lives of residents locally.
Not only would you lose a great piece of natural green belt, the local schools, medical services would be under massive strain. There is also the issue of the water shortage during the warm months. Imagine another 8,000 houses sharing the water locally, meaning hosepipe bans for longer!
Only your local Conservatives are fighting against this house build, click this link to sign our online petition.
Other parties seem to be more concerned with issues outside Princes Park (your Conservative Council are re-opening the fly-over in 4 weeks) and issues outside Princes Park are important BUT me and Pat are putting Princes Park first.
posted by matt bright.
3 comments:
It's good to see you are taking notice of our concerns in Princes Park (not Chatham) especially mini motorbikes. This has become a real nuisance in the last six months in the early evenings. Hopefully with your help and partnership with the local Police we can end this problem.
Joanne Brown
As a resident of Princess park I have all the usual complaints about litter and ilegal moterbikes, but what realy bugs me is that Morrisons Clock has allways been wrong sinch I have lived here.The fact that I can see the clock from my bedroom window makes it worse. I have complaned to one of the managers John Velvic , but to no avail. Is it just me, or does this bug you. Please comment.
I must admit I have not noticed the clock being the incorrect time but I feel I will have to look next time I drive past it.
When I worked for Safeway over 10 years ago the clock definately worked then because when the clock had to be adjusted by an hour (BST) the tallest bloke who worked in the store was sent up the ladder to adjust the time from inside the clock tower.
matt bright.
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