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Reply ID 2353

maybe we should withold our council tax payments until the council wake up and deal with local issues like this .

Reply ID 2355

I seem to remember a couple of years ago, the Town Council passed a local byelaw or ruling (or something similar) which made it illegal to put "Happy Birthday" signs up in the town. Does anyone else remember this? I do agree, as before, that the entrances to the town are in need of a brush up. Dear Ware Town Council...

Reply ID 2357

I seem to remember the being something said about birthday signs and banners being displpayed, particularly on Roundabouts. There were said to cause distrations to drivers and therefore increase the risk of accidents. This still hasn't stopped people putting them up though!! Back to the original point, the entrances to Ware are certainly in need of some TLC. even just a tidy up will help matters!!

Reply ID 2360

I agree that all the approaches to the town could do with smartening up. The council don't seem to be bothered by the appearance of the place and the poor impression it gives to visitors and locals who see it every day. In fact they don't seem to care about much at all in my experience. The council took down three large trees directly oppposite my house with no prior warning. I came home one day to find branches in my garden and all over the road, petrol all over the pavement and litter left by the workmen in the street and in my front garden. We contacted the council who after many phone calls eventually sent someone out to look who agreed it was in an unacceptable state. Has anyone been to rectify the problem?? I gave up waiting and cleared most of the rubbish myself. I don't know how they can justify putting up council tax and provide such an unacceptable quality of service, yet if I withold my tax I will be committing an offence. Is there any other business or public service organisation you can think of where the customer has to keep paying even when the service is not provided or is of very low standards? What happened to 'the customer is always right'? The public just don't seem to matter. There, I've had my rant now, I think I need a drink.

Reply ID 2361

And whilst we are on about the state of the "entrances" to Ware, what about the litter in the High Street - its littered with paper, fag ends, empty cans, bottles and burger wrappers....... and the unslightly state of the fencing around the salvation army building?

Reply ID 2363

I noticed in this last weeks Mercury that Broxbourne Council are fining people for dropping cigarette butts, they also fine people who allow their dogs to mess on the street, and they do actually have the people do enforce these laws. I doubt EHDC or whoever have anything like this and if they did, they wouldn't employ anyone to enforce it.

Reply ID 2364

P.S. What is the latest on the fencing around the Salvation Army building - it seems like it has been up for ever?

Reply ID 2365

It has been up for ever hasn't it? Its an eyesore as are the vehicles that block the road on a Saturday/Sunday!

Reply ID 2366

I don't think it's likely that EHDC will fund any tidy up, we only seem to have one street cleaner, and I do believe that we share a traffic warden with Hertford and while I'm on a moan have you ever seen a police man/woman? - I am so glad that my council tax is being put to good use!

Reply ID 2384

as regards the cleaner.... well I saw him at 7:45 this morning having 40 winks by the bridge.....

Reply ID 2385

Sorry to harp on about it, but I mentioned the possibility a month or so ago of establishing a fund administered by the town to to deal with problems such as this. The council can’t/ will not act Individuals, despite their best intentions, can’t/will not/don’t act on issues like this I still believe if there are genuine concerns then such a fund is the best thing to deal with problems like this. Otherwise they fall under nobody’s mandate and are never solved.

Reply ID 2387

Empty - perhaps we should be asking why these things aren't done with the money we already pay! Throwing money at this problem will only be a short term fix. Everyone who is bothered by local issues should call their local councillor and complain. If enough people do complain, the message will eventually get through.

Reply ID 2395

I agree with Craig about the council offering short term solutions to long term problems. Why are they not investing in better drainage. There are always leaks and overflows due to the victorian plumbing. Roads such as Fanshawe Crescent are so poorly constructed that they need completely rebuilding and otherwise look all patchy and cracked with weeds sprouting everywhere. It also seems as if todays highways maintenance people don't know how to clean up after themselves being content to let barriers and pipes fly about in the wind while they take time off. Ware is becoming like London in my opinion and looks and smells as bad.

Reply ID 2412

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P.S. What is the latest on the fencing around the Salvation Army building - it seems like it has been up for ever?

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