A councillor has called for a heavily used car park in Colwick to be resurfaced before the summer when dust causes havoc for residents.
Colwick Councillor Russell Whiting last night raised the issue with Gedling Borough Council at a full council meeting and said there is a need for the car park at Rectory Road Recreation Ground to be resurfaced urgently.
Mr Whiting told councillors that the car park, which is heavily used by park-goers, Park Run participants, dog walkers and footballers at weekends, has not been properly resurfaced for many years. The current gravel surface is topped up periodically.
He said: “Local residents have been complaining about the state of the car park for years, but no action has been taken.
In the dry weather the car park becomes a dust bowl and blows onto nearby streets and gardens, contributing to poor air quality. In wet weather the surface runs into nearby drains.
After hearing Mr Whiting; ‘s comments, Portfolio Holder Cllr Viv McCrossen confirmed that over the past three years, more than £1,000 had been spent topping up the surface of the car park.
Cllr Whiting invited Cllr McCrossen to visit the car park and see its condition for herself.
Speaking after the meeting Cllr Whiting said: “We have been talking about this car park for too long. The time for action has now arrived.
“Residents have put up with the dust for too long and every weekend I get calls from members of the public who use the car park to complain about the appalling state it’s in.
“As councillors we talk a lot about potholes, but this is one of the few surfaces for which Gedling Borough Council is responsible for. I will continue to fight for residents and others who use the car park until it is adequately resurfaced”
