The public meeting with Cllr Tom Thacker from HCC went off very well - around 20 people attended, which for a wet, cold December night a week out from Christmas is frankly amazing.
Local blog Liveable Whitchurch have an excellent writeup here, which given I'm knee-deep in the 'flu, is your best way to get up to date: http://liveablewhitchurch.blogspot.co.uk/2012/12/tufton-junction-public-meeting.html
More follow-up actions and info once I'm over this bug / Christmas. Have a safe and happy Yule.
Regards
Mike
Friday, 21 December 2012
Thursday, 13 December 2012
Things are looking up
News just in that HCC Cllr Tom Thacker has met with representatives from Whitchurch Town Council, Hampshire Highways and the Highways Agency at the intersection, and several ideas are being considered to improve the situation. These will be shared at the public meeting on the 19th.
Also the Highways Agency area manager has today confirmed that "as mentioned in my letter to Sir George Young, I will let you have a reply to your earlier Email before your meeting of 19 December"
Will Christmas may come a bit early for local road users? Let's see...
Also the Highways Agency area manager has today confirmed that "as mentioned in my letter to Sir George Young, I will let you have a reply to your earlier Email before your meeting of 19 December"
Will Christmas may come a bit early for local road users? Let's see...
Tuesday, 11 December 2012
The Highways Agency: You've gotta admire their grit
One thing the Highways Agency must be admired for: when they take a stance, nothing short of dynamite will shift them. Despite repeated requests from the public and our MP they still refuse to speak to the public.
Below is the latest letter sent to Sir George Young MP, outlining the HA's view on the Tufton sliproad. I think the most telling sentence is "...the site has not been identified as a location that needs to have a reduction in speed."
I know a few people who beg to differ, but that's by the by.
What they do say in this letter is that they will provide "a full response" to issues raised, before the meeting.
Today the HA have been sent this reminder, with Sir George Young in copy:
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Dear ...
It is now nearly two weeks since I wrote with the below questions. I have received a copy of your reply to Sir George Young dated 23rd November, in which you advise him that you will not be attending the meeting but you promise Sir George that I will have "a full response before the meeting".
I trust that it is simply taking some time to collate these answers, and that the Highways Agency will be responding in full to the eight questions raised below prior to the 19th December.
Regards
Below is the latest letter sent to Sir George Young MP, outlining the HA's view on the Tufton sliproad. I think the most telling sentence is "...the site has not been identified as a location that needs to have a reduction in speed."
I know a few people who beg to differ, but that's by the by.
What they do say in this letter is that they will provide "a full response" to issues raised, before the meeting.
Today the HA have been sent this reminder, with Sir George Young in copy:
=======================================
Dear ...
It is now nearly two weeks since I wrote with the below questions. I have received a copy of your reply to Sir George Young dated 23rd November, in which you advise him that you will not be attending the meeting but you promise Sir George that I will have "a full response before the meeting".
I trust that it is simply taking some time to collate these answers, and that the Highways Agency will be responding in full to the eight questions raised below prior to the 19th December.
Regards
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