Memorandum submitted by Allen Keyte (FL
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I know that there has always been a backlog
of repairs and potential repairs to the drainage and road system
in Gloucestershire. It means that there should be in place a properly
prioritised programme for doing works—together with a contingency
fund—and, of course funding.
Additionally in the latest crisis Gordon Brown
has consistently said (and is it just words again?) that £800
million of funding will be made available to the most affected
areas. Gloucestershire is accepted as being one of the main areas—but
I understand no funding has been received. Perhaps this is our
first area of attack. Come on Gordon, let's have the promised
money!
The funding of a large road/drainage problem
is not easy—but it must be started upon. The problem is
that much too much work is done on costing and planning schemes
that never take place. In other words too much talk. We need to
get schemes up and completed much faster. For example the cost
of hatching off and painting which lines around Oxenton turning
was between £6000-£8000. How can these sort of costings
be justified? That is how we arrive at figures like £130
million.
Furthermore the taxpayers of this county, many
retired, are simply unable to pay much more. The costs in Gloucestershire
are 400% more than in an area of Majorca in which I am interested.
Why?
A few things to think about, but rest assured
that I am batting for the people of this area to get problems
sorted.
Allen Keyte
August 2007
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