Freeview Road – Parking Issue update 14.07.2018

I am pleased to confirm that following several years of hard lobbying of Councillor Tim Ball, Curo and the Council, we have managed to work together to get a major step forward in reducing some of the pressures of parking along Freeview Road.

Myself and Councillor Tim Ball met with a member of the Bath City Forum on 15th May 2018 to explain the proposed work the funding would be used for and show him the parking issues that were being experienced. He agreed that the requested works were suitable to allow funding to be permitted from CIL funds that the Forum manage, subject to a couple of clarifications from the Highways Team.

Next Tuesday, 17th July, a report will be submitted to the Bath City Forum to approve the funding of grass create to be put in to two areas of the street using money from CIL funding, this will enable cars to park on the grassed areas without sinking into the mud and creating an unsightly mess.

The details can be found on page 57 of the printed papers for the meeting, which are on the BANES Website here.

It has taken a very long time to reach this stage and I will of course keep you informed of the outcome of the meeting on Tuesday and would also like to thank the residents of Freeview Road for their patience whilst we fought to get this resolved.

Twerton High Street 31.05.2018

Despite organising numerous litter picks and attempting to make our community a cleaner place, some people feel it is acceptable to just dump bags of rubbish wherever and whenever they want.

I met with Curo this morning to discuss specific issues on Twerton High Street, which is not helped by the household rubbish bins being left on the pavement all day, every day as the residents have nowhere to store them.

I am pleased to say the large amount of flytipping has been removed and a few options were discussed during my meeting to find a suitable location for the bins.

I will update you further as soon as a more permanent solution has been agreed.

If, however, you are experiencing issues like this near you in Twerton or Whiteway, please do not hesitate to get in touch.

Dog Fouling Campaign 2018

As many residents know, dog fouling around Twerton/Whiteway is getting really bad.  I have launched a campaign to try and get this sorted.

I have spoken to the BANES dog warden and 3 local schools, Twerton Infants, St Michaels Juniors and Roundhill Primary and got agreement for the children to design a poster that can be displayed around the area to try and highlight how important it is to clear up after your dog.

I have hand knitted a “low maintenance” dog for 3 lucky winners (1 from each school) and will be arranging for the posters to be printed and erected across the area.

If you witness incidents of dog fouling that is not being cleared up please do contact BANES with as much information as you can to try and help make our community a cleaner place for all to enjoy.