The recent blast of wintery weather came and went quite quickly for most of the County. However for much of the Bentlawnt, White Grit and Priest Weston area the snow and ice lingered much longer. Unfortunately the Council seemed to have forgotten much of the area when it came to gritting.
Priest Weston has not seen the school bus for 3 weeks because the Council first diverted the traffic around road works to an un-gritted very steep road and then did not instruct local farmers to go out and grit. When residents and myself have complained we have had a variety of excuses. It seems that some people just don’t seem to realise that just because the snow has gone from Shirehall other people in the hills are still suffering – especially where gulleys are blocked and the road has been covered in ice.
If people keep their children from school they are fined but the Council aren’t if they fail to grit the roads and prevent the children getting to school because their school buses are cancelled!I’ve now now taken up the issue with the Council’s Portfolio Holder responsible Cllr Claire Wilde.
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