Comment:

The vehicle that goes round clearing the cutters.  I live in a one way street, and it’s very dangerous if someone is going the wrong way down a one way street.  It needs attention.

Comment:

Bebington Road outside Victoria Park, why have they have lost two car spaces?

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[Cllr. Realey]:  I asked them to look at that because it was dangerous on the corner.

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[Cllr.Bridson]:  I am discussing the issue with Officers after several residents contacted me unhappy about this. All the people were notified of the work but they didn’t see the difficulties until it after it happened. . People are now objecting and we need to resolve the problem.

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The state of the roads in Oxton particularly, and in the Borough generally, I asked the general question, ‘Do we pay for ‘cheap’ jobs on the roads, or pay for first class jobs?’ and the answer was not forthcoming.  Claughton Firs, and Willan Street, and lots of roads in the Borough are full of pot holes.

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[Cllr Brighouse]: We have experimented with different types of road surfaces and some have not been a success.  A good example is Shrewsbury Road and in that particular case the contractor has not been paid.  Where jobs are not done to the standards we required, then Colas are not paid for it.  Hopefully we will have a successful outcome.

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[Mr Dowling]:  A supplementary question.  The painted line markings.  The approach to Morrison’s in New Brighton, they are not marked and it is dangerous.  There are no indications on the road where you should halt.

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[Cllr Doughty]:  There will be a report shortly about the performance of that contractor.  There are issues of great dissatisfaction with the standards of workmanship.

Comment:

[Chair]:  Specific locations will be looked at and checked.

Q

I’m working with a couple of charities, and firstly would like to make an appeal for donations of old wellies for use as planters in Oxton Village.  Also I have only just heard about plans for the TA to be taken over by the fire station[response in partner updates]. 

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[Matthew Patrick]:  On behalf of local residents, is it possible to introduce disabled parking in Oxton Village, as in Upton Village? 

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[Cllr Brighouse]:  We are trying to provide more parking spaces in Oxton Village.  Parked cars calm the traffic down.  The Oxton Society may like to consider the lack of a disabled bay in Oxton Village. 

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[Patrick Toosey]:  We have a meeting coming up and will do that.

Comment:

Alan Dollery gave a detailed account of a personal experience at a meeting of the recently newly formed Friends of Walker Park. 

He made a formal request to the Chair and his colleagues from the Council to assist in trying to comply with a bequest by Sir Ian Walker concerning the use of the park. 

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[Chair]:  I take on board what Alan Dollery has said and will use my position to try to facilitate a way forward.

Comment:

Two members of the public disputed the accuracy of the account of the meeting.

Comment:

I want to see how money is spent in the Area Forum. I moved to the area in January and I received leaflets on the fire station.  Further comments were made on 20 mph, community issues; fire station, information sharing, disabled parking, the meeting tonight is really good, Townfield health centre [faced by youths and not safe for children to play], the play space behind Sainsbury’s is brilliant, Townfield, derelict garage, and nowhere for the children to play. Play facilities in that area. 

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[Chair]:  The Townfield shops are all privately-owned.  An application from TESCO was refused by the Council and the refusal was upheld on appeal.

[Cllr Williams]:  It took years to get the playground in Duck Pond Lane.  The housing development beyond Townfield School and Ridgeway High school, and when that application was approved there was a section 106 put in place to develop a linear park which was supposed to have items of children’s play equipment.  That section 106 was overturned because people didn’t want it to happen, and that opportunity was lost.

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[Community Safety Officer]:  I met yesterday with the anti-social behaviour team and the issue around Townfield shops and the health centre is something we are all aware of and are in the process of looking at.  During half term, the Police engaged the children on many activities away from the area.  CCTV is being looked at to help with the problems of youths in the area.

Comment

I would like to draw attention to and ask for support for a Wirral Council Disabled Persons Forum, similar to the Older People’s Parliament, to provide a forum for collective expressions of opinion of disabled people on strategies in Wirral.  The issue has been raised with Council officials and initial steps are in progress to see if it is possible.  Council officials are very positive but it very much depends how much disabled people get behind this approach; it needs their backing.

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[Chair]:  I agree the analogy with the Older People’s Parliament is appropriate, and there needs to be a view of interest from disabled groups, eg. WIRED  It is on our agenda and we will find out how it progresses, and will find out if other area forums are interested.