Residents must be exasperated about the fact that, once again, the pavements in town centres and outlying shopping centres are not gritted before the snow arrives and then, if they are gritted, then they are not all done. Some pavements are whilst others are not.
A example of an ungritted road in Welwyn Garden City
We have been trying to get to the bottom of this for some while and it transpires that, quite apart from the logistics of just getting the work done, there appears to be an ongoing dispute between the County authorities and our local Borough. This is clear from an email we have received from County Councillor Stuart Pile who is responsible for County highways. The email thread also sets out our position clearly, that can be downloaded and read by clicking HERE.
We have now written to the Welwyn Hatfield Times and our letter can be read HERE.
Residents should not have to put up with these problems while politicians argue over who does what or who pays for the work to be done. These are matters that should have been settled a long time ago. We have asked Grant Shapps to intervene since it it is his constituents who are running the additional risks of walking on ice rinks when this can be avoided.
