COUNTY COUNCIL

As Stanwell faces another winter of rain snow and freezing temperatures, I along with the people of Stanwell nervously watch the changing conditions.

Stanwell has long suffered flooding - our roads and pavements are deteriorating before our eyes.

I have always believed that actions speak louder than words. If we accept that this is the case when will we see Stanwells County Councillor spring into action.

Please, I would not like any one to misunderstand me, Stanwells County Councillor is a pleasant locally educated guy who works locally and lives locally. This is what the people of Stanwell want. But surely along with this the People of Stanwell should expect local County issues pushed hard and in this regard I refer to the roads, pavements, culverts, and possible cuts in Stanwells bus services. This is just to name a few important County issues that are in dire need of attention.

As your ward councillor I am constantly pushing County on these and many other important issues, but progress is slow. However, at least there is progress.

I have had county officers out of their offices and down to Stanwell and Stanwell Moor to see first hand some of the county issues we have. I have e-mailed the Chief Executive of Surrey County Council to make him aware, and have asked him for his help in ensuring that Stanwells voice is HEARD in the chambers at county and that officers carry out their duties in an efficient and effective way, but as of yet that appears not to be.

The culvert under the Horton Road Stanwell Moor needs cleaning. This is a fact that people on the Moor have known for years, after the flooding last February. County have issued various dates when this work will be carried - the last of which was an assurance that this work would be carried out by the end of November. Stanwell Moor is now asking itself, you said November, but what year.

On Monday 14th December I will be working with Community Payback in a ditch in Ferry Lane Shepperton. You may ask yourself - why is our ward councillor prepared to work in a ditch in Shepperton. The answer is easy - if ditches can be cleared in Shepperton then they can in Stanwell. So by working alongside community payback on Monday, I will see the work being carried out first-hand, and will note the work done. This will prove useful, as we have Ditches in Stanwell in dire need of attention. The work in Shepperton has been pushed forward by a Spelthorne Portfolio holder. I understand that the SCC portfolio holder for community safety, Kay Hammond, will also be attending on Monday.

One of the main problems I have is the removal of green waste that Community Payback and myself are generating, in order to make Stanwell a better place to live, and one must wonder how Spelthorne Council can now manage to remove the green waste generated in Shepperton!