Comment posted Argyll and Bute’s new council: First ‘term’ report by phill.
Verge maintenance, autumn leave clearence, and weed control of footpaths and pavements are a thing of the past and no administration can be proud of this gradual neglect which leads to flooding problems, worse when freezing, and cracks to the roads and sidewalks, leading to costly remedial work. Surely a case of a stich in time…..
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- White smoke rises from Councillor Duncan MacIntyre’s chimney as two-man College of Cardinals settle a deal
Doubt it! The opposition have shown themselves as pretty toothless in that that they didnt want to have the responsibility of running the show. - White smoke rises from Councillor Duncan MacIntyre’s chimney as two-man College of Cardinals settle a deal
I know Neil. You have hit the nail on the head – ‘Where does that leave the SNP?’ - White smoke rises from Councillor Duncan MacIntyre’s chimney as two-man College of Cardinals settle a deal
If ‘kgv’ you truly believe your own comment, what do you have to say about the SNP who let them back in. We need stability and the snp let the voters down and they wont be back for a long time, which is a great disappointment as they promised so much, and were tactically astute in oppostition.
As they say ‘kgv’ – ‘better thedevil you know’. I say well done to Duncan who will return a wiser leader. - White smoke rises from Councillor Duncan MacIntyre’s chimney as two-man College of Cardinals settle a deal
Good to have Duncans’ experience back in harness. He will steady the ship and that is important in this humiliating period we have had in Argyll of late. - Robust meeting of SNP Group sees growing resistance to ‘Edinburgh’ influence
Very sharp ‘Islay’.
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Mean spirited and graceless sums up rather well the SNP council we now live under. When will the useful idiots who keep the minority SNP in power lift the scales from their eyes ?
On what is quite literally a life and death matter , this year is the poorest showing ever by the Council’s roads team with regards to road verge cutting . Many rural dwellers are living in great peril , having to connect to main roads out of junctions where no cutting has taken place at all this year. Some have resorted to DIY , but the poor and vulnerable , unable to fix the problem themselves are the losers . Shame on you Argyll and Bute SNP controlled Council .
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I don’t recall any of the previous administration out clearing the verges. Instead of complaining those who are able should cut the verges and brush the pavements outside their property. It can be very satisfying and good exercise.
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Hard pressed council taxpayers are to spend their limited free time cutting road verges while the council spend our hard earned taxes employing spin doctors with generous salaries and pensions ? What next ? Empty our own dustbins, educate our children at home ?
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Verge maintenance, autumn leave clearence, and weed control of footpaths and pavements are a thing of the past and no administration can be proud of this gradual neglect which leads to flooding problems, worse when freezing, and cracks to the roads and sidewalks, leading to costly remedial work. Surely a case of a stich in time…..
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Between Graeme McCormick and Islay for Ever, there’s a real issue here.
The ‘Big Society’ notion is a follow on from Margaret Thatcher’s ‘Care in the Community’ swerve which sat alongside selling off the public services.
It’s all about passing back responsibilities to the private sector, to communities and to families.
This can work to a degree but would need local/community funding mechanisms.
The other side of this has to be lower taxes.
That means electoral agreement on what we do not need and/or do not want from central and local government; and what core services we must have centrally provided to a high level, pay for and have real leverage over where delivery is poor.
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“Road verge cutting” does not describe what has happened along the Tarbert / Lochgilphead section of the A83 – ‘Vandalism’ is a better description of the work carried out by, I presume, the Council road team.
Destruction of bushes by some mechanical flail leaves us with a poor quality verge-scape.
BTW if the council road team was NOT responsible for this – my apologies. Is it down to Transport Scotland? Does anyone know?
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Barmore 2: the A83 from Tarbet as far as Kennacraig is a government trunk road, and nothing to do with the council – unless their roads department has a contract to cut the verges, but I don’t believe so. Transport Scotland has contracted the management and maintenance of the road to Scotland Transerv – a joint venture between Balfour Beatty and Mouchel.
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