A Gedling borough councillor has called for the formation of a cross-party working group to tackle the pothole problem across Notts.
Conservative councillor Darren Maltby represents Bestwood St Albans on Gedling Borough Council and so far says he has received backing from Reform and Conservative councillors in Notts
He now wants to get a first meeting in the diary to discuss the problems and how they can be solved to improve the borough’s roads.
Cllr Maltby said: “I would encourage our MPs and councillors to get on board with this so that all our residents get some grown up decisions made outside of party politics about how we can tackle this problem.”
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In a seperate move, residents bombarded key figures in Notts about the state of the borough’s roads over the weekend as part of an organised campaign promoted on the Gedling Borough Potholes Facebook group.
An email template was prepared and shared with group members by user Peter Brooks who asked them to use it and include details about the state of roads in their area. Residents were then encouraged to send it to Nottinghamshire County Council leader Cllr Mick Barton and David Langford, the director of highways, transport and waste management at Nottinghamshire County Council over the weekend.
The template read: “The state of the roads in Nottinghamshire has gone beyond deplorable. Many of them are in such a state as to be a serious danger to both road users and pedestrians. This is not a “sensational” opinion – this is hard fact. What plans do the council have to remedy the situation?”
Every article here now quotes Conservative councillors, don’t you ever speak to Labour ones? Gedling is a Labour controlled borough? As for the potholes, that’s down to the Reform County Council, who would rather spend our money on flags. Maybe we have a glimpse of what Britain would be like under Reform, ploughed field roads with flags flying on them. I’m not sure which road wins the prize for the worst potholes in Gedling but Shelford Road is in with a shout. Never mind, when the pubs are shut after lunch, a bloke will be along with his bag of tarmac and the back of a shovel to fix it for a couple of days. #Weetabix