| Topic: | Re:Re:Re:Re:Any Labour voters happy with this council? | |
| Posted by: | Jean F Fernandez | |
| Date/Time: | 31/07/16 10:46:00 |
| Peter, not all councillors are the same, I have to say that the previous administration were very proactive and as a Streetwatcher I found that we were well supported. We had a designated department for Streetwatchers to send emails to the Council, this was very efficient because the response was quicker. We had a reference number and could chase up if there was any delay. Jason Stacey who was then Leader of the Council ALWAYS responded when I emailled him,in fact he even called to my street to sort out a problem at that time. There was a yearly conference held for Streetwatchers to keep us up to date with progress regarding the clean up rate in Ealing. Jason Stacey actually attended the conference and appreciated our efforts. Since this administration took over there was one conference, Julian Bell was nowhere to be seen. It is some time since the last conference, and now this Council has abandoned the Streetwatcher's scheme. This is a great shame as even shcools were involved and it was a great community effort It is therefore no surprise to me now to see one of the reasons our streets are so filthy. I no longer report to Ealing Council as I am not prepared to waste my time trawling through pages and pages on their site for each report. This along with the introduction of the Wheelie Bins where many residents were just not prepared or well enough informed for the drastic changeover, and heaps of rotting household rubbish could be seen in many front gardens and in the streets. Angie Bray, our MP at the time, was also very helpful and liked to be kept informed on local matters. Cllr Seema Kumar was very active in supporting Streetwatchers and always extremely helpful. So if you consider all the above and the failure of councillors to respond or listen to frustrated residents the result is filhy streets and chaos! |